What is the best way to revise English Literature (WJEC) ?

Hello, I am currently in Year 10 and I have just studied A Christmas Carol and some poems from the Poetry Anthology (WJEC). As I have started revising I have noticed that I haven't been remembering as much information as I should so I was wondering if anyone has advice on the best way to revise A Christmas Carol or poetry or if anyone knows any useful videos or websites.
Kind regards, Georgia (Y10 - England)

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study23!

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Didn't do christmas carol myself, but these are WJEC top tips.

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QUOTES QUOTES QUOTES - learn 3 quotes to each key theme and character, some of them will intertwine. And don't underestimate small quotes, for example if a character has a nickname that's repeated - analyse it! Is it to undermine them? Is it to show familiarity? Does it add secrecy if we don't know their real name?

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Summarise each chapter into 3-4 bullet points, learn these as flashcards, know the content like the back of your hand

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Read, reread, reread again! At least read the book 3 times.

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Talk about small moments - not all the time but lets say one event was mentioned in chapter 2 which isn't key to the main plot but ties into a big theme, that's the author subtly conveying theme x through y.

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Poetry is practice, in the exam make a plan quickly of what to say and then pick 5 key parts to analyse. Have an intro and conclusion with personal opinion, talk about themes, tone and structure throughout.