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‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

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‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

A fully annotated copy of the poem ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou to support the teaching of Edexcel IGCSE English Language Poetry & Prose Anthology. This can also be used to guide the teaching of this prose text as a coursework element. Subscriber Content Premium content here only be visible to you as a [...]

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The Significance of Nature in ‘Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey’

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Write about the significance of Nature in the poem, and the speaker’s relationship with Nature: In regards to William Wordsworth and his poetry, including ‘Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey’, nature is one of the most prevalent and significant themes, an overriding thread used to highlight his spirituality, personal traumas and socio-political criticism. [...]

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Poems of the Decade: Coping with Difficulty

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Poems of the Decade: Coping with Difficulty

Compare the ways in which poets present people coping with difficulties in ‘Please Hold’ and ‘A Minor Role’   O’Driscoll and Fanthorpe portray a wide sense of people coping with difficulties all throughout both ‘Please Hold’ and ‘A Minor Role’. Both poems interweave a sense of nihilism, time passing and the progressiveness of suffrage. However, [...]