i just want to write a general response on how to do assignments without restricting myself to the questions asked above. In essays, you are asked to come up with a thesis (articulated in the form of a thesis statement) or research question and then write on it. How then, do you come up with a thesis? The process is different for literature essays and linguistic essays. For literature essays, you probably will be doing comparative work between two pieces of writing. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to show independent thinking. With the works that you have studied for a literature module, there will definitely be elements in them where you can comment upon their similarities and differences (i.e. characters, themes, setting, plot points, major events, symbols, motifs, etc.) Pointing out their similarities/differences is not enough. You need to give your own views on these similarities/differences. How does this enrich our understanding of the compared elements? For linguistics e...