Cie poetry - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem from ‘Long Distance II’ by Tony Harrison from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). This resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ATTITUDES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS

Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem from the 'Complaints of Poverty' from the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology for 2023. (Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry) This resource includes: THE POEM (copyright permitting) VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES EXERCISES ESSAY QUESTIONS

Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument’ by Anne Stevenson from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). This resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ATTITUDES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS

Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘Australia 1970' by Judith Wright from the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology for 2023. (Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry) This resource includes: THE POEM (copyright permitting) VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES EXERCISES ESSAY QUESTIONS

Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘A long journey’ by Musaemura Zimunya from the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology for 2023. (Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry) This resource includes: THE POEM (copyright permitting) VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES EXERCISES ESSAY QUESTIONS

This is a full-mark GCSE essay analysing the poem 'A Child's Sleep' by Carol Ann Duffy. It was written under exam conditions and timings and scored 100%, and provides a good, solid understanding of Duffy's poem, taking a chronological and thematic approach. I wrote this essay as part of my study for the IGCSE CIE English Literature course, for the Poetry paper, and it helped me to achieve a top 9 grade (A**).

Here’s a detailed analysis of Robert Frost’s poem ‘Mending Wall’; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level. Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills and developing students’ confidence in Frost’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy! Includes analysis of the following: POEM VOCABULARY STORY/SUMMARY SPEAKER/VOICE FORM/STRUCTU...

Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poem “The Castaway”; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level. Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills, and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy! Includes analysis of the following: VOCABULARY STORY/SUMMARY SPEAKER/VOICE FORM/STRUCTURE ...

Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poem ‘The Schooner Flight, Chapter 11: After The Strom’; it’s tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poem at any level. Great for revision, missed lessons, boosting analytical / research skills, and developing students’ confidence in Walcott’s poetry at a higher level. Enjoy! Includes analysis of the following: VOCABULARY STORY/SUM...

Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book’ by Charles Tennyson Turner from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). This resource includes: VOCABULARY STORY + SUMMARY SPEAKER + VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES ATTITUDES TASKS + EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS