A detailed analysis of ‘Nearing Forty’ by Derek Walcott - perfect for teaching and revision!
Tailored towards A level students studying the CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE syllabus but will be helpful for anyone who’s trying to understand the poem at any level.
This digital + printable + PPT document includes the following:
- Key vocabulary
- A summary
- Pieces voice
- Attitudes
- Key quotes + language techniques
- Poems structure
- Context
- Poems themes
- Essay questions
Reasons to love this resource:
- Perfect for providing a rapid understanding of the poem
- Helps remind students that are revising the poem of the key themes
- Helps those new to the poem understand the context behind it
- Is able to provide teachers with clear and succinct points that are relevant to the poem
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The Complete Cambridge (CAIE) IGCSE Poetry Bundle Vol.2, Pt4 (2023-25)
A set of study guides for every poem in the Cambridge IGCSE Poetry collection ( CAIE 2023-25, Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 4). There are also tasks, themes and essay questons that are tailored towards helping students achieve the very highest level! Here's a [FREE RESOURCE from the collection ](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12766593)- download it to see if the full bundle is right for you! Click here if you're looking for the other [Cambridge IGCSE poetry collection](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-complete-caie-igcse-poetry-anthology-bundle-part-2-2023-25-12751021) Poems included: After - Philip Bourke Marston A Leave-Taking - Algernon Charles Swinburne From An Essay On Criticism - Alexander Pope I Find No Peace - Sir Thomas Wyatt Lines Written on Her Death Bed at Bath to Her Husband in London - Mary Monck 'Marinda' Nearing Forty - Derek Walcott Now Let No Charitable Hope - Elinor Morton Wylie Rooms - Charlotte Mew Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples - Percy Bysshe Shelley The Character of a Happy Life - Henry Wotton The Forsaken Wife - Elizabeth Thomas 'Corinna' 'I Hear an Army' - James Joyce 'Rhyme of the Dead Self' A R D Fairburne 'Love in a Life' - Robert Browning 'Waterfall' - Lauris Dorothy Edmond Each digital + printable pdf resource includes the following: VOCABULARY STORY / SUMMARY SPEAKER / VOICE ATTITUDES LANGUAGE FEATURES STRUCTURE / FORM CONTEXT THEMES TASKS AND EXERCISES POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS **FREE** BONUS MATERIAL: *How to Understand the Mark Scheme: CIE / Cambridge IGCSE Literature (0475 / 0992)* *Assessment Objectives and What They Mean: CIE / Cambridge IGCSE Literature (0475 / 0992)* Please review our content! We always value feedback and are looking for ways to improve our resources, so all reviews are more than welcome. [VIEW OUR SHOP](http://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ntabani) for other literature and language resources.
Derek Walcott's Poetry - Part One Bundle
Here is a detailed analysis of Derek Walcott’s poetry. It is tailored towards students taking the CIE / Cambridge A-Level syllabus but will be useful for anyone who’s working on understanding the poems 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! Poems included in the bundle: 'A Careful Passion' 'Adam’s Song' 'Ebb' 'Forest of Europe' 'Homecoming: Anse La Raye' 'Lampfall' 'Landfall, Grenada' 'Mass Man' 'Nearing Forty' 'Oddjob, a Bull Terrier' 'Parades, Parades' 'Ruins of a Great House' Each poem analysis includes the following: Vocabulary Story/Summary Speaker/Voice Form/Structure Language Context Themes/Ideas Possible Essay Questions
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Great analysis and notes for revision. However, I didn't see any possible essay questions.
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