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'As Imperceptibly as Grief' by Emily Dickinson - Study Guide
Here’s a complete study guide for the poem 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' by Emily Dickinson. Suitable for students taking GCSE, iGCSE + A Level. 
 
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- • 13 pages •
Here’s a complete study guide for the poem 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' by Emily Dickinson. Suitable for students taking GCSE, iGCSE + A Level. 
 
This digital + printable pdf resource includes: 
 
VOCABULARY 
STORY + SUMMARY 
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KEY QUOTATIONS 
EXTRA TASKS 
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES 
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'Afternoons' by Philip Larkin - Study Guide
Here’s a complete study guide for the poem 'Afternoons' by Philip Larkin. Suitable for students taking GCSE, iGCSE + A Level. 
 
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Here’s a complete study guide for the poem 'Afternoons' by Philip Larkin. Suitable for students taking GCSE, iGCSE + A Level. 
 
This digital + printable pdf resource includes: 
 
VOCABULARY 
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KEY QUOTATIONS 
EXTRA TASKS 
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES 
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
'A Wife in London' by Thomas Hardy - Complete Study Guide
Here’s a complete study guide for the poem 'A Wife in London’ by Thomas Hardy. Suitable for students taking GCSE, iGCSE + A Level. 
 
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- • 12 pages •
Here’s a complete study guide for the poem 'A Wife in London’ by Thomas Hardy. Suitable for students taking GCSE, iGCSE + A Level. 
 
This digital + printable pdf resource includes: 
 
VOCABULARY 
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KEY QUOTATIONS 
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The Planners Poetry Essay (B-A Grade L6-L7)
The Planners Poetry Essay (B-A Grade L6-L7)
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The Planners Poetry Essay (B-A Grade L6-L7)
'The Telephone Call' by Fleur Adcock - Study Guide
Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The Telephone Call’ by Fleur Adcock from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The Telephone Call’ by Fleur Adcock from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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'The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument' by Anne Stevenson - Study Guide
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). 
 
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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). 
 
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'The Planners' by Boey Kim Cheng - Study Guide
Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The Planners’ by Boey Kim Cheng from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The Planners’ by Boey Kim Cheng from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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'The Man with Night Sweats' by Thom Gunn - Study Guide
Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The Man with Night Sweats’ by Thom Gunn from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The Man with Night Sweats’ by Thom Gunn from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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'The City Planners' by Margaret Atwood - Study Guide
Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The City Planners’ by Margaret Atwood from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘The City Planners’ by Margaret Atwood from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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'Request To A Year' by Judith Wright - Study Guide
Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘Request To A Year’ by Judith Wright from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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Here’s a complete breakdown of the poem ‘Request To A Year’ by Judith Wright from the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4). 
 
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Orpheus Confesses to Eurydice by Sujata Bhatt - Poem Analysis
'The Stars Go Over the Lonely Ocean' by Robinson Jeffers - Poem Analysis
Poem Analysis of 'I heard a Fly buzz, when I died' by Emily Dickinson
Rudyard Kipling 'If' - Poem Analysis
Poem Analysis of 'Wild Nights! Wild Nights!' by Emily Dickinson