Annotation prompts for Douglas Dunn’s ‘From the Night-Window’. ‘From the Night-Window’ is an autobiographical poem from Dunn’s collection of poems called ‘Terry Street’ – a place in Hull where he lived, whilst at university. It gives the impression that the narrator is observing events from a residence in the vicinity. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Douglas Dunn’s ‘From the Night-Window’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Imtiaz Dharker’s ‘Tissue’. ‘Tissue’ concentrates on the different things in life that control us and shows that our lives are mapped out by paper. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Imtiaz Dharker’s ‘Tissue’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for John Agard’s ‘Checking Out Me History’. ‘Checking Out Me History’ is about how we are educated and how it can be biased. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on John Agard’s ‘Checking Out Me History’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Katherine Philips’ ‘Orinda to Lucasia’. ‘Orinda to Lucasia’ is poem that explores the bond between Orinda and Lucasia. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Katherine Philips’ ‘Orinda to Lucasia’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Katherine Philips’ ‘Orinda to Lucasia’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Katherine Philips’ 'A Dialogue of Friendship Multiplied’. 'A Dialogue of Friendship Multiplied’ is poem that explores whether friendship is exclusive to two people or if it can admit more. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Katherine Philips’ 'A Dialogue of Friendship Multiplied’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Katherine Philips’ ‘To My Excellent Lucasia, on Our Friendship’. ‘To My Excellent Lucasia, on Our Friendship’ is poem that explores an intense relationship between Ornida and Lucasia. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Katherine Philips’ ‘To My Excellent Lucasia, on Our Friendship’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Katherine Philips’ ‘To My Excellent Lucasia, on Our Friendship’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’. ‘Poppies’ is about a mother’s experience of pain / loss as her son leaves home for war. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for William Blake’s ‘London’ (Songs of Experience). ‘London’ is a poem that depicts England’s capital city during the Industrial Revolution (1760-1820/40). Poem was published in Songs of Experience (1794). The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on William Blake’s ‘London’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of William Blake’s ‘London’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’. Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’ focuses on the impact of weather and the harsh conditions that were encountered during World War 1. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Exposure’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Miners’. ‘Miners’ was written by Owen in Scarborough, January 1918, shortly after being discharged from Craiglockhart War Hospital where he had been recovering from shell-shock. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Miners’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Miners’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

This essay is based on William Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’. It would be helpful to A Level students studying ‘King Lear’. It is approximately 2,837 words long and 5 pages in length. The essay answers the following question: To what extent would you agree that the ‘evil’ characters in ‘King Lear’ have few redeeming qualities? For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This essay is based on Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’. It would be helpful to A Level students studying ‘Jane Eyre’. It is approximately 2,237 words long and 5 pages in length. The essay answers the following question: A novel of “rage and rebellion” to one of its contemporary reviewers, there sometimes seem to be as many Jane Eyres as there have been new generations and constituencies of readers. Post war feminist criticism has argued about whether it is a parable of women’s resistance to male domination, or a richly historical story about empire, class, race and nation. Can Jane Eyre be both of these, and a romance too? Support your argument with close textual analysis. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

Annotation prompts for Seamus Heaney’s ‘Punishment’. ‘Punishment’ is concerned with the discovery of a 14 year old girl’s body that was exhumed from a bog in Germany (1952 - Windeby). The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Seamus Heaney’s ‘Punishment’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Seamus Heaney’s ‘Punishment’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’. ‘Bayonet Charge’ is a poem that presents the thoughts and feelings of a soldier as he charges at the enemy and begins to question his role in the battle. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Ted Hughes’ ‘Bayonet Charge’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’. Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ concentrates on the suffering of those who fought during World War 1, on the battlefield. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Quickdraw’. ‘Quickdraw’ was published in the collection Rapture (2005) that focuses on the highs and lows of a romantic relationship. In ‘Quickdraw’ the persona is waiting for his or her partner to get in contact. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Quickdraw’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Christina Rossetti’s ‘Maude Clare’. ‘Maude Clare’ focuses on redundant women in Victorian society. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Christina Rossetti’s ‘Maude Clare’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Christina Rossetti’s ‘Sister Maude’. ‘Sister Maude’ is a poem about someone called Maude who has reported an incident to her parents about something shameful that her sibling has done – this could be a reference an illicit relationship. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Christina Rossetti’s ‘Sister Maude’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Clement Clarke Moore’s ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’. ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’, also known as ‘The Night Before Christmas’ and ‘'Twas the Night Before Christmas’. It is largely responsible for some of the ways we perceive Father Christmas or Santa Claus. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Clement Clarke Moore’s ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’. ‘Ozymandias’ is about a statue of Ramesses II. “Ozymandias” is the Greek name for the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II (often regarded as the greatest / most celebrated / powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire: 1303 BC - 1213 BC). The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Percy Bysshe Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond. This poetry resource complements the video annotation of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.