This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Friar Lawrence in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Friar Lawrence key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Friar Lawrence poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Benvolio in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Benvolio key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Benvolio poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Lady Capulet in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Lady Capulet key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Lady Capulet poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This praise poster presents a range of positive words that can be used by students and staff. These praise words can be used to encourage, boost confidence and appreciate people. The praise poster has been created in high resolution – A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4.

Annotation prompts for A E Housman’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’. ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ is referring to a hanging, but we are reminded that the condemned shares Jesus’ fate. Jesus and father Joseph were carpenters. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on A E Housman’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’; 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 Boey Kim Cheng’s ‘The Planners’. ‘The Planners’ is about feelings of displacement and disconnection, because places that would have given a sense of belonging have been destroyed. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Boey Kim Cheng’s ‘The Planners’; 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 ‘Promises Like Piecrust’. ‘Promises Like Piecrust’ is a poem about a relationship that will never blossom into anything more than friendship. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Christina Rossetti’s ‘Promises Like Piecrust’; 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 Philip Larkin’s ‘Toads Revisited’. ‘Toads Revisited’ is a follow up to Larkin’s poem ‘Toads’. It was written eight years after ‘Toads’ in 1962. The persona’s attitude to work appears to have shifted somewhat during this time period. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Philip Larkin’s ‘Toads Revisited’; 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 Philip Larkin’s ‘Toads Revisited’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Forge’. ‘The Forge’ is about a local blacksmith (Barney Devlin) who Heaney used to pass by on his way to school, at Hillhead near Bellaghy, in rural County Londonderry. 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 ‘The Forge’; 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 ‘The Forge’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Ted Hughes’ ‘Tractor’. ‘Tractor’ is about someone trying to start a tractor in a hostile winter environment. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Ted Hughes’ ‘Tractor’; 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’ ‘Tractor’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Ted Hughes’ ‘View of a Pig’. ‘View of a Pig’ is about someone observing a swine that has died. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Ted Hughes’ ‘View of a Pig’; 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’ ‘View of a Pig’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Simon Armitage’s ‘The Manhunt’. ‘The Manhunt’ is written from the perspective of the wife of a soldier who has sustained serious injuries at war and returned home. It explores the physical and mental effects of living with injuries sustained at war. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Simon Armitage’s ‘The Manhunt’; 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 Simon Armitage’s ‘The Manhunt’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Simon Armitage’s ‘Harmonium’. ‘Harmonium’ is a nostalgic poem about someone rescuing a harmonium from being skipped. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Simon Armitage’s ‘Harmonium’; 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 Simon Armitage’s ‘Harmonium’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for William Wordsworth’s ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’. ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ is about someone observing events from the famous London landmark. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on William Wordsworth’s ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’; 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 Wordsworth’s ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for William Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 116’. ‘Sonnet 116’ is taken from Shakespeare’s collection of 154 sonnets – published 1609. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on William Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 116’; 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 Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 116’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

Annotation prompts for Wilfred Owen’s ‘Conscious’. ‘Conscious’ describes a wounded soldier moving in and out of consciousness, in a war hospital. 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 ‘Conscious’; 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 ‘Conscious’, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with the Nurse in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Nurse poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This essay is based on Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue’. It would be helpful to A Level students studying ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue’. It is approximately 2,532 words long and 5 pages in length. The essay answers the following question: How does late-medieval literature address the tensions between the urge to conform with, and to contest, religious authority (in the form of clergy/religious texts, or both)? Answer with reference to ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue’. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Mercutio in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Mercutio key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Mercutio poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.

This poster contains a range of important quotations that are associated with Tybalt in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The Tybalt key quotes poster has been created in high resolution – up to A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4. Two copies of the Tybalt poster have been included, with different backgrounds: white and a black chalkboard one. For more learning resources, please visit Poetry Essay’s website.