GCSE Grades 9-1 Study Guides: Love and Relationships AQA Poetry Anthology by Richard Durant (author) and Cindy Torn (author) (UK edition)

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English Literature exams.
As you know, poetry is worth nearly 40% of your entire English
Literature AQA mark (19% anthology / 20% unseen)

This study guide, specifically written to support preparation
for the closed book AQA GCSE English Literature exam, combines
revision and practice to help you achieve top marks in the exam.

Written by experts in teaching English and using an active, stepped,
revision approach it helps to maximise learning. This Love
and Relationships AQA Poetry Anthology study guide…

examines each anthology poem closely.

focuses on understanding the poem, its themes, context, language
and structure.

provides exam-style practice question for every poem in the anthology
(and answers).

will help you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding, and
achieve higher marks.

SERIES INFORMATION

Study Guides in this series cover the following:

Paper
1 Section A – Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth)

Paper 1 Section B – Nineteenth-century novel (The Sign of
Four, A Christmas Carol, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll
and Mr Hyde)

Paper 2 Section A – Modern texts (Blood Brothers, An
Inspector Calls,Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies)

Paper 2 Sections B and C – Poetry (Love and Relationships
anthology, Power and Conflict anthology and Unseen)

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