IGCSE Poetry Vol 1: "Love Armed" (Aphra Behn) TEACH + EXAM PREP & ANSWERS

This no-prep unit of work is designed to enable an in-depth teaching and preparation of the poem “Song: Love Armed” by Aphra Behn. The poem is also on the IGCSE English Literature curriculum for exams in 2025-2027.

The unit includes:

1) Short biography and introduction to the poet

2) The poem text with line numbers to facilitate a close-reading, including historical context and explanatory notes where necessary.

3) Pre-Reading Activities and Post-Reading Activities (to facilitate teaching the poem & exam prep in class). I’ve focused on Behn’s use of extended metaphor and personification, particularly relevant to “Love Armed”.

**4) Comprehension, Close-reading & Analysis **questions, with a particular focus on poetic devices and the IGCSE English Literature exam criteria.

5) Essay questions to facilitate IGCSE exam practice, modeled after the IGCSE English Literature Assessment Criteria (AO1-AO4)

6) In-depth, detailed model answers for all activities, questions, as well as model answers for the practice exam questions, again based on IGCSE Exam Rubric (A01-AO4).

**Happy reading, teaching, studying, and revising!

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