CIE • English Literature

Here’s a detailed analysis of Robert Frost’s poem ‘A Soldier’; 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 LANGUAGE FORM/...

Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'Written Near a Port on a Dark Evening’ by Charlotte Smith, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: THE POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM ATTITUDES CONTEXT THEMES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS EXAMPLE ESSAY PLANS

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘When You Are Old’ by W. B. Yeats tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at any higher level. Includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Waterfall’ by Lauris Dorothy Edmond, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘The Song of the Shirt’ by Thomas Hood, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES

Here’s a full analysis of the poem “The Pains of Sleep” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, tailored towards A-Level students, but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: Poem Vocabulary Story/Summary Speaker/Voice Language features Structure/Form Context Attitudes Themes

Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘The Death-Bed’ by Siegfried Sassoon, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES

Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'Sonnet 19’ by William Shakespeare, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: THE POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES

Here’s a full analysis of the poem 'Song: Love, a child, is ever crying’ by Lady Mary Wroth, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Includes: THE POEM VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT ATTITUDES THEMES