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All the Books on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Pop Songs

As you suspected, you’re not the only person in the entire universe who has no idea what classic novels are trying to communicate to you. And quite frankly, you’re tired of it. You just want something to make sense. ANYTHING!

That’s where we come in. All you need is a basic knowledge of pop songs, and the key to understanding the elusive metaphors in classics will be yours. At the very least, you’ll stop blanking out whenever your teacher asks you about stuff like symbolism and themes.

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