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Compare and contrast the way in which Seamus Heaney and D.H Lawrence describe childhood memories and feelings
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Compare the different presentations of London that are found in the poetry of Wordsworth and Blake.
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love poetry
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How are changing attitudes to the First World War reflected in the poetry of the period?
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Attitudes Apparent in Poetry Before 1914 Compared to those apparent in poetry of the Great War
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What is the role of war poetry?
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How is love presented in Victorian Love Poetry
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