Practice can make perfect when it comes to analyzing unseen poetry. The first part of the paper is worth 20 marks - it's important to make a quick and positive start to pursue the best grades.

It's important to immerse yourself in a broad variety of types of poetry, including more traditional descriptive pieces as well as dramatic monologues and more modern experimental verse.

The pack below contains numerous unseen poems which have appeared in the Edexcel Literature exam, alongside mark schemes and guidance for key techniques, themes and ideas. Your teacher will provide you with a printed copy of this resource on request.