GCSE English: AQA Power and Conflict Anthology - The Poetry Guide

Great book for my child to study with has explanations and questions to help understand the topic more.Great book if your child is doing GCSE would recommend

A good guide to the current spec with good online features

The GCSE English AQA Poetry Guide for the Power & Conflict Anthology is a helpful tool for students studying for their AQA English Literature exam. Each poem in the anthology is thoroughly annotated, with clear explanations and background information provided. These notes cover important aspects like themes, language, structure, and historical context, making it easier for students to understand and analyze the poems. This guide also comes with a free online version, which is really useful for studying anytime, anywhere. The online edition includes audio recordings of each poem, so students can listen to how the poems are read aloud, helping them to get a better feel for the rhythm and tone. Additionally, the guide offers quizzes that test students' knowledge of each poem and the themes in the anthology. These quizzes are a great way for students to check their understanding and see where they might need more practice. With its detailed notes, online access, audio support, and quizzes, this guide is a great resource for anyone preparing for the GCSE English AQA exam.

It seems to be a pretty old book, but I am happy that it matches the syllabus and edition I was looking for my son....

Last min. order from my DD. She said this one is good. But the exam is next week!!! Buy it early!

Very good

This series is very good and I have been using it for a couple of years now. Most recent purchase is this one: New GCSE Literature AQA Poetry Guide: Power and Conflict Anthology for Grade 9-1 Course. It's great for students who are struggling to understand texts. It has an accompanying workbook which you have to purchase separately. It's so easy to use: on he inside of the front cover the themes for each poem is laid out in a quick reference table. The guide also includes: Section one - The poems from Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley to Checking Out Me History by John Agard. Section two: Themes -Power of Humans -Power of Nature -Effects of Conflict -Reality of Conflict -Loss and Absence -Memory -Negative Emotions -Identity -Individual Experiences Section three: Poetic Techniques from Forms of Poetry to Mood Section four: Exam Advice Section five: Improving and Marking Sample answers At the end of Sections one-three there are Practice questions At the end of Section four there are Sample Answer Answers to practice questions are at the end of the book. It is reasonably priced and well worth buying for struggling students or as a revision tool.

I was terrible at poetry at school. I bought this book to help my daughter as she commences her GCSEs. The book breaks down each poem by analysing the poem literally line by line and also provides a rich background to the author of the poem and the historical setting of the poem. This helps my daughter understand the context in which the poem was originally written and thus the meanings behind the phrases that were used in the poem.