Matric poetry 2022 - Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

This document contains a full analysis of the prescribed Matric IEB poem: Portrait of a loaf of bread by Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali. This poem has been broken down and analysed line by line to ensure it is fully understood by the reader and includes points on the structure and techniques in the poem.

This document contains a full analysis of the prescribed Matric IEB poem: Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This poem has been broken down and analysed line by line to ensure it is fully understood by the reader and includes points on the structure and techniques in the poem.

This document contains a full analysis of the prescribed Matric IEB poem: Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen. The poem has been broken down and analysed line by line to ensure it is fully understood by the reader and includes points on the structure and techniques in the poem.

Poem no. 9 of Matric Poetry Set. Summary and line-by-line analysis of "The Wind Begun to Rock the Grass" by Emily Dickinson. With a particular focus on theme, personification, punctuation, flow, rhythm, metaphors, and non-examinable poet information. Hopefully to give a little context and meaning to a poem with an ambiguous message and uncertain ending.

Poem no. 3 of the Matric Poetry Set. A line-by-line detailed summary and analysis of "To Althea, from Prison" by Richard Lovelace. Which includes a particular focus on theme, background, imagery, meaning, and important figures of speech. And can help make an otherwise confusing poem more easily understandable and retainable.

Detailed notes on Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses" part of the IEB matric syllabus poetry.

The First poem of the Matric Poetry 2022 Set. A clear line-by-line analysis and explanation. Including a focus on the overall message, context, metaphor, imagery, and figures of speech evident in the poem. Which can help make an otherwise ambiguous poem with various interpretations, easy to comprehend and retain when studying.

Poem no. 16 of Matric Poetry Set. A line-by-line analysis and summary of "Nightsong City" by Denis Brutus. A particular focus on poet and background information, metaphors, and symbolism will help you understand this poem more in-depth, yet create an easier and clearer studying session.

A Poem about bread? How detailed, interesting and symbolic could this really be? A line-by-line analysis and summary of "Portrait of a Loaf of Bread" by Oswald Mtshali. With a particular focus on diction, symbolism, meaning, and illusion. To hopeful help, you make sense of a seemingly "simple" poem and make your study session clearer and more worth your while.