Touched with Fire

by Jack Hydes (Editor)

A collection of literature anthologies and reference books for Key Stage 3 onwards. This anthology has two main objectives: to introduce students to a wide range of poetry in English from the last 400 years, and to provide them with guidance on how to approach poetry examinations. The poems are divided into six collections, not by theme or by historical period, but as satisfying small anthologies of twenty-two poems each. Clear guidance is given on what is expected in an essay for a poetry examination, and actual answers are reproduced which help the student analyse what kind of response gets good marks and why.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Gavin Lightfoot · Rating 4 out of 5]

An eclectic collection of poetry, in a book that was apparently written as a school study book. It includes some useful sections on poetry analysis.

[Daniel Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah yes, GCSE English literature...

Contains a reasonable selection of shorter works from what one might call the 'Canon' (specifically the part of it written in English verse) interspersed with some more unorthodox choices, and a few pieces of high-school level commentary.

[PMP · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pike.

[Desiree Koh · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hate poetry.

[Nemanja Sh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a great selection of poems. Some of my favourites are: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, To Autumn, Ozymandias...

[Joshua Kamwi]

Touched with fire a collection of my favorite poems it was one stepping stone that led to to fall in love with poetry