Exam and term paper season is here! CanLit Guides is a great resource for university and college students struggling to come up with a great essay topic or need help studying.
Research: If you need help with research, our guides will help you understand the historical and cultural contexts around Canadian literature, and point you towards important scholarly sources from the archives of Canadian Literature.
Poetry: If poetry has you stumped, try our guide to experimental poetry, or our basic guide to Close Reading Poetry. In it you’ll find lots of tips on how to read poetry, including an example of a line-by-line poem analysis.
Novels and Plays: For tips on reading novels closely for interpretation, have a look at our guide to Close Reading Prose.
For essay topic ideas, or for help wrapping your mind around the book you read in your CanLit class, take a look at our case studies on major Canadian novels and plays, including Thomas King’s Green Grass, Running Water, Wayson Choy’s The Jade Peony, and more.
For even more resources to help get you through exam season, take a look through all of our chapters.
Happy studying!
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