This resource highlights Owen’s vivid portrayal of the harsh conditions in WWI. Students will analyse themes of suffering and futility, as well as Owen’s powerful use of language techniques like repetition and imagery. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

This worksheet guides students through Blake’s powerful social commentary on London’s oppression. Activities cover key themes like corruption and suffering, poetic devices such as repetition and irony, and context on the Industrial Revolution and Blake’s own beliefs. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

A study of Hardy’s melancholy take on love and disappointment. This worksheet includes tasks on tone, imagery, and Hardy’s use of contrasting colours to reflect the bitterness of a relationship that has gone cold. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

This worksheet covers themes of independence and family ties. Students analyse Armitage’s use of metaphor and enjambment to convey the complex emotions involved in leaving home and growing up. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

This worksheet examines themes of admiration and generational change. Students analyse Heaney’s use of rural imagery and structure, exploring the poet’s changing relationship with his father over time. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

Focusing on unrequited love and loneliness, this worksheet examines Mew’s use of rural imagery and dialect. Activities cover the psychological depth of the poem and the complex dynamics of the farmer’s relationship with his wife. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

This worksheet covers themes of nostalgia and displacement as students analyse Rumens’ use of language to express complex feelings toward her homeland. Activities focus on vivid imagery, tone, and the effects of cultural identity. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

Focusing on Tennyson’s portrayal of bravery and tragedy, this worksheet includes tasks on imagery, rhythm, and historical context, allowing students to explore themes of honour, conflict, and the harsh realities of war. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

Students explore Heaney’s depiction of nature’s force and human vulnerability. Activities focus on Heaney’s use of metaphor, structure, and tone, as well as the poem’s themes of isolation and resilience. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

This worksheet explores reconciliation and unity in relationships. Activities cover Sheers’ use of natural symbolism, contrast, and tone to depict a couple finding harmony amidst conflict. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

A lively exploration of love, culture, and humour, this worksheet examines Nagra’s playful use of language, cultural dialect, and repetition to portray a young man’s joyful, yet challenging, married life. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

Walking Away by Cecil Day-Lewis - GCSE Poetry Revision Worksheet This worksheet helps students explore the theme of parental love and letting go. Activities focus on Day-Lewis’s use of metaphor and gentle tone, capturing the bittersweet emotions of seeing a child grow up. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

A reflection on motherhood and changing roles, this worksheet includes activities on Duffy’s use of flashbacks, vivid imagery, and tone, helping students understand the connection between mother and daughter across time. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

A look at Byron’s portrayal of heartbreak and betrayal. This resource includes activities on rhyme, tone, and imagery, helping students analyse the theme of loss in love and the poet’s emotional depth. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

Students examine Dharker’s reflections on the fragility of human structures. Through analysis of symbolism and extended metaphor, students will explore the poet’s commentary on impermanence and identity. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

A nostalgic reflection on family love, this resource includes analysis of Causley’s use of idyllic imagery and tone. Students explore themes of memory and loss, as well as the comforting vision of family reunion. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

This resource focuses on family bonds and admiration. Students analyse Waterhouse’s extended metaphor of climbing, exploring themes of discovery, trust, and the deep connection between grandparent and grandchild. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

An exploration of Agard’s challenge to colonial history, with tasks on dialect, rhythm, and cultural identity. Students will analyse Agard’s use of contrast and repetition to emphasize the importance of reclaiming one’s own history. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

A gripping look at the chaos of battle, this worksheet covers Hughes’ portrayal of fear and instinct. Students analyse Hughes’ use of similes and enjambment, and examine the dehumanizing effects of war on the individual. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.

A detailed exploration of Shelley’s iconic sonnet on the impermanence of power, packed with activities on irony, symbolism, and historical context. Students will analyse Shelley’s portrayal of a decayed statue and examine how the poem critiques human arrogance and power. This GCSE revision workbook includes Summary of poem Exercise 1 Vocabulary list Thematic Connections Language and Structure Poetic Techniques: Structure and Form: Context Memorable Quotes Questions (x3) Exercise 2: The Poem This workbook emphasises key themes, language analysis, and contextual understanding to support students’ comprehension and exam preparation. It is designed to encourage critical thinking and engagement with the language techniques and poetic forms used across GCSE Poetry examinations. It can be printed or used digitally, allowing students to build their skills and confidence with unseen poetry through structured, guided practice.