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Welcome, English nerds!
I've been an English nerd my whole life, so if you want to learn more about literature and writing, you're in the right place! I post new videos on Mondays.
Have a good life, be of good cheer, and subscribe to my channel for lots of good English nerdiness!
To check out all my books, as well as helpful and entertaining extras, visit carly-stevens.com/
I've been an English nerd my whole life, so if you want to learn more about literature and writing, you're in the right place! I post new videos on Mondays.
Have a good life, be of good cheer, and subscribe to my channel for lots of good English nerdiness!
To check out all my books, as well as helpful and entertaining extras, visit carly-stevens.com/
Classic book recommendations for the summertime
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Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services.
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Big life change!
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Just the Soliloquies: Claudius' speech in Hamlet
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How Tolkien used Anglo-Saxon culture to create Rohan (tribute to Bernard Hill)
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RIP Theoden King, AKA Bernard Hill If you're interested in the ways Tolkien used Anglo-Saxon culture and language to create the land of Rohan, you're in luck! This video is for you. Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free sh...
AP Literature exam review (top tips for MCQ and free response questions)
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Need to review (or cram) for the AP English Lit exam this year? I've got you covered! All the notes are here in the description box. Here's the link to the practice exam I reference in the video: apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-english-literature-public-practice-exam-2012.pdf Top Tips - Be specific (read closely, give details, etc.) - Read poetry like prose and vice versa - Read every q...
Five-day AP English Literature study plan
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Day 1: Prepare - Choose a work you'll use for the Open Question Essay and start reading/reviewing it - Look over an example of the exam to familiarize yourself with the format Day 2: Research - Watch strategy videos (I have lots of those in the "Ace the AP English Literature Exam" playlist!) - Find list of literary terms and identify ones you don't know Day 3: Practice - Practice an official se...
Hang out & talk about classic books with me! (Basically book ASMR)
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Believe it or not, this video only looks at half my collection of classic literature/authors! Grab some tea and let's hang out for a bit while I show you all the classics on my shelves. Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two fre...
"Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare--analysis
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"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" So begins Shakespeare's most famous sonnet. In honor of Shakespeare's birthday on April 23, I'm breaking down this poem line by line. I hope you enjoy! Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get...
AP lit exam myths in 2 minutes or less
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Here are four myths about the AP English Literature exam. Don't be fooled! Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free short stories when you sign up for my author newsletter! bit.ly/author_newsletter Official website: carly-ste...
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Crime and Punishment
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Classic book recommendations with unusual formatting
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Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free short stories when you sign up for my author newsletter! bit.ly/author_newsletter Official website: carly-stevens.com Instagram: carlystevensbooks Pinterest: www.pintere...
4 simple steps to ace any AP Lit essay
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Unsure how to structure your analysis for the AP English Literature exam? What if you get a poem or excerpt you've never seen before? If you can answer these four questions, you'll blow away the graders. Here's one more practical example from Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper": It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer. A colonial mansio...
Plot holes in Hamlet
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What is symbolism?
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How can you spot a symbol? Does anything distinguish it from a normal metaphor? Here are a ton of examples, including common ones like stars, thresholds, and water immersion. Have a literary term you want me to cover? Let me know! Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resource...
Literature quotes that aren’t real
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We all run into misquoted material from time to time (Facebook, anyone?) Here is a list of lines from classic literature that actually... aren't. I look a little frustrated in this video, but it's just because I don't appreciate misinformation floating around out there. A good line doesn't mean someone famous wrote it. I'm here to shed light on some of those incorrect book quotations so you don...
Mrs Dovarage went on her knitting without seeing any thing
Dostoevsky White Nights is a super quick and lovely read, as well as Kahlil Gibrans The Broken Wings.
Yes, please part two😊
Thanks for this very informative message the Sonnet sends to us.
What we feel when we lose our Best Loved Ones.
Really insightful analysis. Thank yoy!
Some other great shorties: Night by Elie Wiesel, Puddinhead Wilson, Up from Slavery, and Agnes Grey.
Maus is a masterpiece!
It means , face life's challenges with intensity and passion, not passive indifference. The meaning is best captured by Rodney Dangerfield. czcams.com/video/0Zo0zN8ug-M/video.html
Lord of the Flies was my favorite high school reading! ❤
Joyce’s “Dubliners” is wonderful! Easy to read, digestible, not a slog.
If you put The Silmarillion on the list you could as well put The Bible, as it was inspired by its style, also if you put Moby-Dick you could as well put Tristram Shandy for the same reason. Dubliners by Joyce is quite accessible and also well written
This was so good. There were so many things that I had missed (eg 13 being an unlucky number, the last name Smith indicating that a character is likely to be an every man, etc).
Bilbo last song I'm guess that the song he learned from tom bombadil that saves his life
Thank you so much for these videos! My hobby is reading classics and your close reading is extremely helpful to enjoy and understand the text better!!
So glad I could help! 😊
Oh man, thanks for this. I misunderstood and thought that Charles’ mum was the one who was tied up and died because it said she seemed pregnant 😅
I am also not sure why I read it like that haha
All the best for your next adventure, thanks for the great channel 😊
Thank you! 🥰
It would help to understand Shakespeare's writings using Middle English, not modern American English. Also to correctly pronounce words. For example, you pronounced "Warwick" the way it is spelt (spelled). That is OK for the town of Warwick, RI. In England, it is pronounced "WORR-ik" with a silent w.
Huh. I usually pronounce it with one W. Not sure why I mixed it up here. Middle English is too antiquated to be super helpful with Shakespeare except for a few words here and there.
Thank you from Australia! I have immensely enjoyed your series, and have had such a deeper understanding of this novel than I would have otherwise had. ATOTCs is going right to the top of my fave books, up with Les Miserables and Anna Karenina. Well done on a huge project!
Thanks so much! I appreciate that. I’m so glad you enjoyed the series 😁
Gene Wolfe uses unreliable narrators a lot.
thanks alot
I agree with you about War and Peace. Les Miserables wins that battle hands down. It with Brothers Karamazov are my two favorites.
Well analyzed🎉
I can recommend "Hadji Murad" by Leo Tolstoy to that list. 100 pages but "profound".
I now know why Captain Kirk quotes the last line of the book at the end of Star Trek II.
Thanks!
So glad you found it helpful! Thank you, Jim! 😁
Christ is Risen! Cristos Anesti! ☦️
Nice list. Will have to check out The Awakening as it's the only one on the list I haven't read. I love "The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" I read "In Cold Blood way back in High School and am still not sure I'm ready to revisit it.
Revolutionaries always attack the crown & altar. What has it gotten us?
This Sydney Carton guy.....uggghhh. 🙄
It's an arbitrary thing. Just not a random thing.
Now I know why there are a few scenes with Bane knitting in The Dark Knight Rises.
If you haven't seen it, the movie Capote is a great companion to reading In Cold Blood. The film is set while he is putting together the book. Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favorite Shakespeare comedies! The Brannagh movie is great too, and gentle Keanu's performance is flat as a pancake being pressed by a 4 ton spatula. 😊Pilgrim At Tinker Creek sounds especially interesting. Thanks for the recommendations.
Sounds like we have similar book/movie opinions, so I might have to check out Capote!
Excellent choices. Currently rereading Brave New World and Huckleberry Finn. Just finished reading The Violent Bear It Away.
Farenheit 451 took me about a week to read but I loved it.
I'm reading this for the first time and this is really helping me out. I just recently watched Christopher Nolan's film The Dark Knight Rises and found out it was inspired by this book. Batman made me want to read Dickens. Nerdy right?
Love it! Glad I could help. That monologue at the end of Dark Knight Rises comes word for word from the last chapter of ToTC. Nerds unite!
Yes! Kirk quotes AToTC at the end of Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan as well. 🖖
Les Miserables is one of my all time favorites. It will touch your soul. Fantastic experience.
Best wishes for what Fortuna will bring you with the next spin of her wheel.
I wish you good luck
Thank you!
Good luck my dear prof. ! Thanks for all information. Welcome to Morocco if possible...
Thank you! 😃
I wish you the best in everything you do. Your enthusiasm is infectious!!! Thirteen years in one school is dedication. I wish you all the best and will be glad to listen to new projects! Yay ! Chuck
I appreciate that :)
Wishing you all the best. Enjoy all your future endeavors.
Thanks!
Love your enthusiasm and the positive energy you give in your videos, which I'm sure is the same as what you have brought in the classroom as a teacher. Best wishes with your future endeavors and your writing projects!
I appreciate that. Thank you! :)
Purple hair? Red would suit you better! I wish you a Lot of great opportunities and lovely experiences as a full time author!
I hope the job switch all goes well too. Thanks!
Good luck with your future Carly.
Thank you!
Taking ap lit next year, i gotta prepare 🙏🏽
Good luck!
I told my brother's wife that I really loved the Silmarillion, but I got around to reading it much to seldom. She had tried to read it, but it just fizzled out. So my one advice to everyone: Don't read it as a novel, read it as chapters of a very long story! Then read something else when you feel bored with that!
doing english a level and this is the most helpful othello video i’ve seen so far :) thankyou!
Thanks !! Love your interpretations ,,,,
Thank you!
This video, as always with your work, is very good.
Thank you! 😊