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📏 How Many Quotes Should I Learn?

How many quotes to select and learn

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Written by Holly
Updated over 2 weeks ago

💡Breakdown of Quote Learning:

💡 Learn 2-5 quotes per character and theme

This ensures you have a versatile set of quotes adaptable to various themes or characters, making your preparation more focused and high-impact.

💡 Include analysis with each quote

Understanding how each quote ties to key themes or character arcs is essential for impactful analysis.

💡 All quotes and analysis are available in our course lessons

Additionally, organising your quotes by theme or character can save you time and make them easier to recall during exams.

👉 This method gives you depth and flexibility across a wide range of essay topics.


💡Poetry: What Should I Focus On?

Don’t memorise the entire anthology, be strategic!

We recommend:

💡Learning 2 key quotes for each of 5 main poems from your anthology


💡These poems are selected because they’re versatile and commonly used in comparisons

📍 You’ll find these quotes and their analysis in the Last Minute Revision section of your course as well as more general quotes in the lessons for each poem under our poetry anthology courses.


💡 Remember: Quality Over Quantity

Focus on understanding and applying a smaller set of powerful quotes and learning analysis alongside the quote rather than trying to memorise everything. High-level revision is all about knowing why a quote matters, not just what it says.


💡 You’ve got this!

A few strong quotes, used well, can go a long way. Stick to your plan, trust your prep, and walk into that exam with confidence! 💪

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