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Understanding Poems of the Decade for a Level Edexcel Poetry (2nd Edition)

Author : Gavin Smithers
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1977725430

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Understanding Poems of the Decade for a Level Edexcel Poetry (2nd Edition) by Gavin Smithers Pdf

The step up from GCSE to A level poetry analaysis can seem daunting. This clearly written study guide aims to bridge the gap. It includes a detailed analysis of all 20 poems from the Forward Anthology which Edexcel candidates need to study. This study guide is for students sitting exams in 2018 and 2019. It is designed for students who are either moving straight from GSCE to A level (and thus not sitting AS levels in Year 12) and also for students who have taken AS level in Year 12 and are now preparing for their final A level exams in Year 13. (There is a separate volume for Year 12 AS students. Do not buy both!) At A level, the task centres on comparing a poem from the anthology with an unseen poem which will be given to you at the start of the exam. It is a tall order! This guide contains specific instructions on how to react sensibly and effectively when confronted with an unseen poem. It takes the view that, by thoroughly getting under the skin (and into the head) of the writer's of these poems, you will be able to answer your exam question with confidence. Get the book when you begin to study the poems in class and you will be able to use it to support you with homework assignments. Written by an expert - Gavin is a tutor and also author of many other Gavin's Guide study guides - everything is designed to support your study and exam success. *Gain confidence at how to unpick the language and style contemporary poets choose. *Identify key themes. * Discover how to link two poems together *Improve your essay writing Gavin Smithers is a private tutor working in the Cotswolds. His popular series of Gavin's Guides, which have now sold many thousands of copies, aim to help you raise your exam grade - and enjoy studying English Literature that bit more.

Understanding Poems of the Decade for a Level Edexcel Poetry

Author : Gavin Smithers
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1535221224

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Understanding Poems of the Decade for a Level Edexcel Poetry by Gavin Smithers Pdf

The step up from GCSE to AS level poetry analaysis can seem daunting. This clearly written 140 page study guide aims to bridge the gap. It includes a detailed analysis of all 28 poems from the Forward Anthology which Edexcel candidates need to study. This study guide is for students sitting exams in 2017 and 2018. It is designed for students who are either moving straight from GSCE to A level (and thus not sitting AS levels in Year 12) and also for students who have taken AS level in Year 12 and are now preparing for their final A level exams in Year 13. (There is a separate volume for Year 12 AS students. Do not buy both!) At A level, the task centres on comparing a poem from the anthology with an unseen poem which will be given to you at the start of the exam. It is a tall order! This guide contains specific instructions on how to react sensibly and effectively when confronted with an unseen poem. It takes the view that, by thoroughly getting under the skin (and into the head) of the writer's of these poems, you will be able to answer your exam question with confidence. Get the book when you begin to study the poems in class and you will be able to use it to support you with homework assignments. Written by an expert - Gavin is a tutor and also author of many other Gavin's Guide study guides - everything is designed to support your study and exam success. *Gain confidence at how to unpick the language and style contemporary poets choose. -Identify key themes. * Discover how to link two poems together -Improve your essay writing Gavin Smithers is a private tutor working in the Cotswolds. His popular series of Gavin's Guides aims to help you raise your exam grade - and enjoy studying English Literature that bit more.

Study and Revise Literature Guide for AS/A-level: Pearson Edexcel Poems of the Decade

Author : Richard Vardy
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781510452725

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Study and Revise Literature Guide for AS/A-level: Pearson Edexcel Poems of the Decade by Richard Vardy Pdf

Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel Level: AS/A-level Subject: English literature First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level) Enable students to achieve their best grade with this Pearson Edexcel AS/A-level English literature guide, designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise the Poems of the Decade anthology throughout the course. This Study and Revise guide: - Increases students' knowledge of the Poems of the Decade anthology as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners - Develops understanding of characterisation, themes, form, structure and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their coursework and exam responses - Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions and tasks that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the poems - Extends learning and prepares students for higher-level study by introducing critical viewpoints, comparative references to other literary works and suggestions for independent research - Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, sample student answers and examiner insights - Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay

Forward Poems of the Decade

Author : Liz Croft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540871797

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Forward Poems of the Decade by Liz Croft Pdf

The Guide has been written primarily for students of AS and A Level English Literature as specified by Edexcel in the post-2015 syllabus (9ET0). It addresses Component 1 (8ET0/01 - Poetry and Drama) of the AS syllabus and Component 3 (9ET0/03 - Poetry) of the A2 syllabus, specifically, the requirement to study a selection of Post-2000 poetry. The Guide covers all the poems in the selection from Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002-2011 (ISBN 978-0571281732).The poems are explored individually, and links and connections between them are drawn as appropriate. The format of each exploration is similar:* A summary of the key themes of the poems, with a note on possible connections and links to other poems in the selection* An explanation of any key features of the poem that require additional contextual knowledge or illustration* A brief summary of the metric form, rhyme scheme or other structural features* A "walk-through" (or explication) of the poem, ensuring that what is happening in the poem is understood, how the rhythm and rhyme contribute to meaning, an explanation of the meaning of words which may be unfamiliar, an exploration of imagery and language and a comment on main themes.

Poems of the Decade

Author : Forward Arts Foundation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-19
Category : English poetry
ISBN : 0571325408

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Poems of the Decade by Forward Arts Foundation Pdf

'These annual anthologies of the poems in the running for the Forward Prizes remain the best way of encountering the richness that new poetry has to offer.' Daily Telegraph

Poems of the Decade

Author : William Sieghart
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : English poetry
ISBN : 0571281737

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Poems of the Decade by William Sieghart Pdf

An anthology of some of the best poems submitted for the Forward Prizes as chosen by a range of judges including poets, literary writers, authors, actors and musicians.

Look We Have Coming to Dover!

Author : Daljit Nagra
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780571263912

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Look We Have Coming to Dover! by Daljit Nagra Pdf

Look We Have Coming to Dover! is the most acclaimed debut collection of poetry published in recent years, as well as one of the most relevant and accessible. Nagra, whose own parents came to England from the Punjab in the 1950s, draws on both English and Indian-English traditions to tell stories of alienation, assimilation, aspiration and love, from a stowaway's first footprint on Dover Beach to the disenchantment of subsequent generations.

The Art of Poetry

Author : Neil Bowen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0993077870

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The Art of Poetry by Neil Bowen Pdf

Volume 2 of 'The Art of Poetry' focuses on the Forward Poems of the Decade anthology, an A-level set text for Edexcel examination board. Written for students as well as teachers, volume 2 features incisive critical essays on fourteen set poems, as well as lesson ideas and creative revision activities to stimulate critical engagement with this exciting and challenging text. Due out later this year, Volume 3 will feature essays on the remaining fourteen poems.

The Art of Poetry

Author : Neil Bowen
Publisher : Peripeteia Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0993077889

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The Art of Poetry by Neil Bowen Pdf

Featuring an expanded introduction, volume 3 in The Art of Poetry series comprises illuminating critical essays on the 14 remaining poems from the Forward Poems of the Decade anthology, a set text for Edexcel A-level English Literature.

Material

Author : Ros Barber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015082696272

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Material by Ros Barber Pdf

Intends to form a meditation on human loss.

The Lammas Hireling

Author : Ian Duhig
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781447236863

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The Lammas Hireling by Ian Duhig Pdf

Ian Duhig has long inspired a fervent and devoted following. With The Lammas Hireling - the title poem having already won both the National Poetry Competition and the Forward Prize for Best Poem - Duhig has produced his most accessible and exciting volume to date, and looks set to reach a whole new audience. A poet of lightning wit and great erudition, Duhig is also a master balladeer and storyteller who shows that poetry is still the most powerful way in which our social history - our lives, loves and work - can be celebrated and commemorated.

English Romantic Verse

Author : David Wright
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1973-08-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780141913049

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English Romantic Verse by David Wright Pdf

English Romantic poetry from its beginnings and its flowering to the first signs of its decadence. Nearly all the famous piéces de résistance will be found here - 'Intimations of Immortality', 'The Ancient Mariner', 'The Tyger', excerpts from 'Don Juan' - as well as some less familiar poems. As far as possible the poets are arranged in chronological order, and their poems in order of composition, beginning with eighteenth-century precursors such as Gray, Cowper, Burns and Chatterton. Naturally most space has been given over to the major Romantics - Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Clare and Keats - although their successors, poets such as Beddoes and Poe, are included too, as well as early poems by Tennyson and Browning. In an excellent introduction David Wright discusses the Romantics as a historical phenomenon, and points out their central ideals and themes.

Study and Revise for AS/A-level: AQA Anthology: love poetry through the ages

Author : Luke McBratney
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781471853845

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Study and Revise for AS/A-level: AQA Anthology: love poetry through the ages by Luke McBratney Pdf

Enable students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise the AQA A Poetry Anthology throughout the course. This Study and Revise guide: - Increases students' knowledge of the AQA A Poetry Anthology as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners - Develops understanding of characterisation, themes, form, structure and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their coursework and exam responses - Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions and tasks that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the text - Extends learning and prepares students for higher-level study by introducing critical viewpoints, comparative references to other literary works and suggestions for independent research - Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, sample student answers and examiner insights - Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay

I Wanna Be Yours

Author : John Cooper Clarke
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781509896134

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I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke Pdf

'One of Britain's outstanding poets' Sir Paul McCartney 'Riveting' Observer 'An exuberant account of a remarkable life' New Statesman This is a memoir as wry, funny, moving and vivid as its inimitable subject himself. This book will be a joy for both lifelong fans and for a whole new generation. John Cooper Clarke is a phenomenon: Poet Laureate of Punk, rock star, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator. At 5 feet 11 inches (32in chest, 27in waist), in trademark dark suit, dark glasses, with dark messed-up hair and a mouth full of gold teeth, he is instantly recognizable. As a writer his voice is equally unmistakable and his own brand of slightly sick humour is never far from the surface. I Wanna Be Yours covers an extraordinary life, filled with remarkable personalities: from Nico to Chuck Berry, from Bernard Manning to Linton Kwesi Johnson, Elvis Costello to Gregory Corso, Gil Scott Heron, Mark E. Smith and Joe Strummer, and on to more recent fans and collaborators Alex Turner, Plan B and Guy Garvey. Interspersed with stories of his rock and roll and performing career, John also reveals his boggling encyclopaedic take on popular culture over the centuries: from Baudelaire and Edgar Allan Poe to Pop Art, pop music, the movies, fashion, football and showbusiness – and much, much more, plus a few laughs along the way.

Beyond the Sky and the Earth

Author : Jamie Zeppa
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385674157

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Beyond the Sky and the Earth by Jamie Zeppa Pdf

In the tradition of Iron and Silk and Touch the Dragon, Jamie Zeppa’s memoir of her years in Bhutan is the story of a young woman’s self-discovery in a foreign land. It is also the exciting début of a new voice in travel writing. When she left for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in 1988, Zeppa was committing herself to two years of teaching and a daunting new experience. A week on a Caribbean beach had been her only previous trip outside Canada; Bhutan was on the other side of the world, one of the most isolated countries in the world known as the last Shangri-La, where little had changed in centuries and visits by foreigners were restricted. Clinging to her bags full of chocolate, hair conditioner and Immodium, she began the biggest challenge of her life, with no idea she would fall in love with the country and with a Bhutanese man, end up spending nine years in Bhutan, and begin a literary career with her account of this transformative journey. At her first posting in a remote village of eastern Bhutan, she is plunged into an overwhelmingly different culture with squalid Third World conditions and an impossible language. Her house has rats and fleas and she refuses to eat the local food, fearing the rampant deadly infections her overly protective grandfather warned her about. Gradually, however, her fear vanishes. She adjusts, begins to laugh, and is captivated by the pristine mountain scenery and the kind students in her grade 2 class. She also begins to discover for herself the spiritual serenity of Buddhism. A transfer to the government college of Sherubtse, where the housing conditions are comparatively luxurious and the students closer to her own age, gives her a deeper awareness of Bhutan’s challenges: the lack of personal privacy, the pressure to conform, and the political tensions. However, her connection to Bhutan intensifies when she falls in love with a student, Tshewang, and finds herself pregnant. After a brief sojourn in Canada to give birth to her son, Pema Dorji, she marries Tshewang and makes Bhutan her home for another four years. Zeppa’s personal essay about her culture shock on arriving in Bhutan won the 1996 CBC/Saturday Night literary competition and appeared in the magazine. She flew home to accept the prize, where people encouraged her to pursue her writing. Her letters from Bhutan also featured on CBC’s Morningside. The book that grew out of this has been published in Canada and the United States to ecstatic reviews, followed by British, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish editions. Although cultural differences finally separated Jamie and Tshewang in 1997 while she was writing the book and she returned to Canada, she will always feel at home in Bhutan. Zeppa shares her compelling insights into this land and culture, but Beyond the Sky and the Earth is more than a travel book. With rich, spellbinding prose and bright humour, it describes a personal journey in which Zeppa acquires a deeper understanding of what it means to leave one’s home behind, and undergoes a spiritual transformation.