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English Poetry for LC 2004
WWW.Skoool.ie
Notes and support from
this fledgling, Irish, educational, site are specifically
designed for the needs of the Irish syllabus at both
Leaving and Junior Certificate level. Teachers
and Students are further advised that there are resources
on all subjects available at Leaving
Cert.net
and at ScoilNet.
These are terrific and totally free sites.
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Poetry Higher
Level:
A selection from the poetry of eight poets is prescribed for
Higher Level. Students will be expected to have studied at
least six poems by each poet.
Poetry Ordinary Level:
A total of 35 poems is prescribed for Ordinary Level.
Online notes have been found for the following poets
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Dickinson,
Emily
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"Hope,"
Funeral, The Soul etc
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FROST,
Robert See Also
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The
Tuft of Flowers and others. See also the
Robert Frost Webpage
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HEANEY,
Seamus See Also
Lots of articles from NY
Times
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Go
to the Links at the end of this page. See also Literary
Allusion and the Poetry of Seamus
Heaney.
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HOPKINS,
Gerard Manley
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God's
Grandeur etc See also The University
of Minnesota and Also
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Kavanagh,
Patrick See Also
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Patrick
Kavanagh's Worlds |
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Derek See Also |
Commentary
on Mahon See Also
and
Literary Criticism Collection and Also
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PLATH,
Sylvia See Also
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The Sylvia
Plath Forum and Also
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Wordsworth,
WilliamSeeAlso
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Beauteous
Even,Sol Reap See Also
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Ordinary
Level
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ANONYMOUS
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Sir
Patrick Spens
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ARMITAGE,
Simon
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It
ain't what you do (Scroll to Review)
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| CARSON,
Ciaran |
Soot
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| DICKINSON,
Emily |
"Hope"
is the thing,
A Narrow Fellow
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| DUFFY,
Carol Ann |
Valentine
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FROST,
Robert (Mega Link)
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Mending
Wall etc. See also the
Robert Frost Webpage |
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HEANEY,
Seamus See also Lots of articles from NY
Times
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Go
to the Links at the end of this page. See also Literary
Allusion and the Poetry of Seamus
Heaney. |
| HERBERT,
George |
See
Herbert at Luminarium
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HOPKINS,
Gerard Manley
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Spring,
Inversnaid
See Also
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| HUGHES,
Ted |
News
and reviews from NY Times
Snowdrop
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| JENNINGS,
Elizabeth |
One
Flesh See Also
and follow Links
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Kavanah,
PatrickSee
Also
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Shancoduff
A
Christmas Childhood
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KINSELLA,
Thomas
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Mirror
in February
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| LEVERTOV,
Denise |
What
Were They Like?
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| MAHON,
Derek |
Grandfather
After
the Titanic
Online Literary Criticism Collection |
| MEEHAN,
Paula |
Would
you jump into my grave as quick See Review of Contemporary
Poets
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| PLATH,
Sylvia |
The
Arrival of the Bee Box Child
Sylvia
Plath Forum |
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VINCENT MILLAY, Edna |
What
lips my lips ............The
Life and Poetry See Poet
and Playwright
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SILKIN,
Jon
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Death
of a Son
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WILLIAMS,
William Carlos
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The
Red Wheelbarrow See Also
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Wordsworth,
William
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It
is a Beauteous Evening
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Wordsworth,
William
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She
Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
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For
Notes on the Poetry and Style of Heaney, Hughes, Keats,
Tennyson and many more as well as 6 pages of useful grids
for grouping and comparing the poems. Covering nature, the
sonnet form, time and mortality, love, the monologue form
and use of form for effect
Other Useful Urls
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A
delightful retelling of Shakespeare's stories, primarily
for the younger set. Also makes a good introduction to the
various plays.
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A
Bibliography of online poetry from, many countries and
poets, edited by members of the Department of English at
the University of Toronto from 1912 to the present
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An
Index of Poets in Representative Poetry Online
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Check
out Sparknotes for some excellent material. Some will
be relevant to your prescribed course. To Access some materials
you may be asked to subscribe (become a member). This is
a free, safe, and a superb site
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Criticism
of Poetry
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English
Literature Distance Learning Course from The London
School of Journalism. Follow the links if you have some
months to spare. A truly superb site
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Glossary
of Poetic Terms
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Leaving
Certificate English Poetry - A Teachnet project for
Transition year students. Download information on Kavanagh,
Frost, Plath, Mahon Hopkins, Heaney and Wordsworth
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Poetry
Webs This is an extraordinarily comprehensive site with
superb resources.
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Sonnet
Central, an archive of English sonnets, commentary,
and relevant web links and a forum for poets to share and
discuss their own work
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The
Academy of American Poets
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