Written by experienced teachers and examiners FRANCES ROCKS and MARTIN KIERANSample essays and essay plans with invaluable Examiners CommentsAudio of Eavan Boland and Derek Mahon reading their poemsDEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ACHIEVING TOP MARKS in the 2025 exam PACKAGE INCLUDES: TextbookFREE eBook*Digital resources on www.gillexplore.ie *included with the textbook FRANCES ROCKS and MARTIN KIERANs best-selling poetry anthology for Leaving Certificate Higher Level English. UNIQUE EXAM-FOCUSED FEATURES Critical Literacy notes on each poemSample paragraphs with Examiners Comments for each poemExam-style Class/Homework ExercisesRevision Overviews include visual memory aidsGuidelines and sample questions and answers for Unseen PoetrySample exam questions, (updated in line with the latest SEC questions) full essays, plans, marking scheme guidelines and Examiners Comments DIGITAL RESOURCES UNIQUE! Audio feature: selection of poets reading their prescribed poemsSelected key quotes for each poemUNIQUE! Additional sample graded paragraphs with Examiners CommentsInvestigate Further feature: carefully selected and placed weblinks

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Poetry Focus .

There are 440 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2023 by Gill .

Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks teach in St Vincent's Secondary School, Dundalk. They are both experienced examiners and have written several Leaving Cert English textbooks.