Scrbbly - A* Grade Literature + Language Resources
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Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
Scrbbly is an online English platform for KS3, GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students. Our resources are made by expert examiners, tutors, teachers, lecturers and professional writers (including a published poet!).
Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell - perfect for teaching or revision.
Suitable for students at higher levels (KS3 and beyond), including those studying Edexcel IGCSE Literature.
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Cambridge A Level Literature course? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE A LEVEL POETRY BUNDLE here.
Teaching or studying the Edexcel IGCSE Literature course? Take a look at our EDEXCEL IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here.
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Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘Mid-Term Break’ by Seamus Heaney, tailored towards GCSE/IGCSE students but also suitable for those studying Heaney at a higher level.
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VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
EXAMPLE ESSAY QUESTION AND PLAN
Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Half-past Two’ by U. A. Fanthorpe - perfect for teaching or revision.
Suitable for students at higher levels (KS3 and beyond), including those studying Edexcel IGCSE Literature.
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Cambridge A Level Literature course? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE A LEVEL POETRY BUNDLE here.
Teaching or studying the Edexcel IGCSE Literature course? Take a look at our EDEXCEL IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here.
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In this resource, you’ll find an analysis of ‘Angels’ Wings’ by Sujata Bhatt.
It’s targeted specifically toward those studying the Cambridge A-Level (CAIE / CIE) syllabus, but it’s suitable for anyone studying the poet at any level. Bhatt’s poems are beautiful and complex, often exploring the tension between science and spirituality, or personal memories and wider geopolitical issues - our analysis will help you get to grips with some of the difficult language and concepts so that you can write perfect essays on her poetry every time!
Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Telegraph Wires’ by Ted Hughes - perfect for teaching or revision, but also suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students.
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This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE POEM (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM ANALYSIS
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Ted Hughes Poetry Anthology? Take a look at our TED HUGHES POETRY REVISION BUNDLE here!
You may also be interested in:
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2023 - BUNDLE PART 1
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Roe Deer’ by Ted Hughes - perfect for teaching or revision, but also suitable for GCSE, iGCSE, A Level + University students.
Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
THE POEM (copyright permitting)
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM ANALYSIS
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Ted Hughes Poetry Anthology? Take a look at our TED HUGHES POETRY REVISION BUNDLE here!
You may also be interested in:
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2023 - BUNDLE PART 1
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Have a resource on us! Download ‘Football at Slack’ for FREE so you can see whether the complete collection is right for you!
Teaching or studying the full Ted Hughes Poetry Anthology? Take a look at our TED HUGHES POETRY REVISION BUNDLE here!
You may also be interested in:
CAIE / Cambridge AS + A Level Poetry for 2023 - BUNDLE PART 1
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For students taking IGCSE in Literature, the absolute best way to ensure a high grade is to familiarise yourself with the assessment objectives (AOs).
This page will give you a breakdown of each objective, so that you can understand them and what examiners are looking for in plain language. You then need to make sure each essay you write contains all this stuff!
There are two IGCSE syllabuses for Cambridge: 0475 and 0992. Although they’re almost exactly the same in marking, I’ve given both versions below for you so that you can see your own exams clearly.
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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This digital + printable pdf + PowerPoint resource includes the following teaches you how to Plan Question 5 in Creative Writing.
Teaching or studying AQA? Have a resource on us! View our FREE Descriptive Writing answer to see whether the complete bundle is right for you.
View our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 1 BUNDLE here.
Or our COMPLETE AQA Language Paper 2 BUNDLE here.
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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 - 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
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)
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A complete study guide for the poem ‘Eel Tail’ by Alice Oswald. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry)
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here!
For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here!
You may also be interested in:
Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE
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A complete study guide for the poem ‘The Darkling Thrush’ by Thomas Hardy. Perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students studying the CAIE / Cambridge A Level Poetry Anthology.(Songs of Ourselves: Volume 2, Paper 2, Section B Poetry)
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 1 here!
For the CAMBRIDGE AS + A LEVEL BUNDLE PART 2, click here!
You may also be interested in:
Our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE
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 for other literature and language resources.
A full study guide for the poem ‘He Never Expected Much’ by Thomas Hardy - perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4).
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Take a look at this FREE study guide of the poem ‘From Long Distance II’ to see whether it’s suitable for you!
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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A full study guide for the poem ‘A Consumers Report’ by Peter Porter - perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4).
Have a resource on us! Download From Long Distance by Tony Harrison for FREE!
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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A full study guide for the poem ‘The Man with Night Sweats’ by Thom Gunn - perfect for teaching and revision!
Suitable for students of all levels, including those studying the 2023-2025 CAIE / Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Poetry Anthology (Songs of Ourselves, Volume 1, Part 4).
This digital pdf, printable pdf, PowerPoint (ppt) + worksheet resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
ATTITUDES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Take a look at this FREE study guide of the poem ‘From Long Distance II’ to see whether it’s suitable for you!
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Take a look at our complete CAMBRIDGE IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here!
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 for other literature and language resources.
Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Death of a Naturalist’ by Seamus Heaney. Suitable for GCSE, iGCSE + A Level students.
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS
FORM + STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES + MESSAGES
THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS
KEY QUOTATIONS
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here
View our full WJEC GCSE Poetry bundle here.
You may also be interested in:
To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
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Here’s a full study guide for the poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen. Everything you need to know about the poem, plus tasks, essay questions + more!
This digital + printable pdf resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY + SUMMARY
SPEAKER + VOICE
LANGUAGE FEATURE ANALYSIS
FORM + STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
CONTEXT
ATTITUDES + MESSAGES
THEMES + DEEPER IDEAS
KEY QUOTATIONS
EXTRA TASKS
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the whole WJEC collection? Have a resource on us! Download Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ for free here
View our full WJEC GCSE Poetry bundle here.
You may also be interested in:
To Kill A Mockingbird Revision Bundle
An Inspector Calls Revision Bundle
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 for other literature and language resources.
Studying John Keats?
He’s a brilliant genius, but he’s also pretty tricky to understand!
In this resource, you’ll find a contextual analysis and important themes from the poem ‘Eve of St Agnes’.
Check our complete John Keats Bundle!
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Here’s a comprehensive study guide for the poem ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare - perfect for teaching or revision.
Suitable for students at higher levels (KS3 and beyond), including those studying Edexcel IGCSE Literature.
This digital pdf, printable pdf, powerpoint (ppt) + worksheet poem resource includes:
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
SPEAKER / VOICE
ATTITUDES
LANGUAGE FEATURES
STRUCTURE / FORM
CONTEXT
THEMES
TASKS + EXERCISES
POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS
Teaching or studying the full Cambridge A Level Literature course? Take a look at our CAMBRIDGE A LEVEL POETRY BUNDLE here.
Teaching or studying the Edexcel IGCSE Literature course? Take a look at our EDEXCEL IGCSE POETRY BUNDLE here.
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 for other literature and language resources.
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
