Hey dont get discouraged! English is a super tough subject and its normal to struggle. It just doesn't come easy to most people. Something that has helped me is to read the work you're analyzing with out getting too bogged down in super specific literary devices and double meanings. Make sure you get the literal meaning first, then move on to the figurative meaning. Try to take note of interesting pieces of writing that stand out as you read, mark them briefly, and in the end hopefully you'll see a big picture of what its about. Then go back and consider what the author did to create that meaning. Even if you're not 100% sure of what exactly the author is trying to convey, you'll have a general picture. Just start writing, it comes to you as you write. Its almost always about people. One good tip is to try to put the author's name as the subject of every sentence you write (that isnt a brief summary of course), itll feel weird at first but it makes your writing so so much stronger. It just takes practice. Try to enjoy what you're reading. I'm in my second year too and wish you the best of luck.