OCR Lit: Andrew Marvell: Poetry Comprehensive Guide for A Level
A collection of intelligently written and well-researched study notes with discussion prompts, activities and practice essay questions on 13 selected poems by Andrew Marvell.
Guide includes:- Introduction to Metaphysical poetry
- Advice on how to study poetry
- Background information on Marvell and the time period
- Key over-riding themes
- Poetry analysis with copies of the poems and activities for:
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- To His Coy Mistress
- The Garden
- On a Drop of Dew
- The Coronet
- The Nymph Complaining for the Death of her Fawn
- The Mower Against Gardens
- The Mower’s Song
- The Definition of Love
- A Dialogue Between The Soul and Body
- A Dialogue Between the Resolved Soul and Created Pleasure
- An Horatian Ode Upon Cromwell’s Return From Ireland
- Bermudas
- Upon Appleton House, to my Lord Fairfax
- Applying critical theories, such as New Historicism, Psychoanalytic Theory and Eco-criticism
- Exam preparation and revision help
- Further reading and a brief glossary
Due to its academic nature, it is great for pushing more able students and to be used to help plan a comprehensive scheme of work to cover his poetry.
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