The Educational Company of Ireland For Leaving Certificate Higher & Ordinary Level With Notes and Guidelines Discovery NEW POETRY FOR 2025 Please contact your Local Edco Representative to book a presentation and request a sample copy, Ph: 01-4500611, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edcopublications.ie
Get top marks in Leaving Certificate Poetry with the newest addition to our best-selling Discovery series.
Discovery – New Poetry for 2025, written by our highly successful author team, includes a poetry anthology, a student portfolio and FREE audio app.
POETRY ANTHOLOGY
Includes all poems for Ordinary and Higher Level examinations, perfect for mixed-ability groups
Student-friendly layout with colourful photographs and visually attractive design
Relevant biographical details are provided for each poet, plus a timeline of the lives of all Higher Level poets with emphasis on social and cultural context
Each poem is accompanied by: l Detailed guidelines and commentaries l Comprehensive questions that explore themes and technique
Useful glossaries that contain important poetic terms
A snapshot of each Higher Level poet’s work and a sample examination-style essay to aid revision
Exam preparation questions and student-friendly revision chart for each Higher Level poet
A list of examination-style questions for each prescribed poem at Ordinary Level with a snapshot of the poem Advice on preparing for the examination and guidelines for answering exam questions
The Educational Company of Ireland
Please contact your Local Edco Representative to book a presentation and request a sample copy, Ph: 01-4500611, Email: info@edco.ie, Website: www.edcopublications.ie
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HIGHER LEVEL 2025 / 67 Questions 1 How does the poet visualise hope? 2 What kinds of seascape and landscape are mentioned in the poem? 3 What is the most important quality of ‘Hope’, as suggested by stanza 1? What words or phrases capture this? 4 Why might a ‘tune without the words’ (line 3) be appropriate to ‘Hope’? Explain your answer. 5 How is the strength and courage of ‘Hope’ suggested in stanza 2? 6 What is the effect of the adjective ‘little’ in line 7? 7 The poem becomes more personal in stanza 3. What has been the poet’s experience of hope? 8 What is the effect of the words ‘chillest’ (line 9) and ‘strangest’ (line 10)? Explain your answer. 9 What, do you think, has the poet in mind in her reference to ‘Extremity’ in line 11? 10 Do you agree that this poem may offer consolation to a reader in some kind of distress? Give reasons for your answer. 11 Does the poem reveal anything of Dickinson’s personality? Explain your answer. 12 Using this poem as a model, write your own definition poem on either ‘Love’ or ‘Despair’. 13 Working in pairs, create a multimedia interpretation of the poem, using text, images and sound. G k
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For Leaving Certificate Higher & Ordinary Level With
Notes and Guidelines
Guidelines for students on approaching the Unseen Poetry section of the course, with sample poems and questions
Students will also find the glossary of poetic terms a valuable resource in reading and responding to poetry
Colour-coded sections for easy reference
Personal response is encouraged throughout, as recommended by the syllabus committee of the Department of Education and Skills
NEW Free Audio App allows students to listen to a selection of Audio Poems. The app can be downloaded to a mobile or desktop device at www.edcoaudioapp.ie
FREE STUDENT PORTFOLIO
Discovery – New Poetry for 2025 comes with FREE Student Portfolio that is a useful aid in preparing for the Leaving Certificate English examination. It contains:
Key words charts
Revision of themes and imagery Additional exam-style questions with prompts
Digital Resources
Teachers can access the Discovery – New Poetry for 2025 interactive e-book at www.edcolearning.ie, as well as the audio tracks in digital format
EDCO ENGLISH PAPER 1
A genre based approach to Paper 1 in Higher Level
Leaving Certificate English
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