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A few days ago, we were asked by viewer @DictatorMbappéOffical about how we would go about answering the comparative question for EDEXCEL IGCSE. Well, we've now produced a pdf based on the last few years of examiners reports, as well as our years of teaching this specification.

It's available to download, free of charge, HERE: drive.google.com/file/d/1xQUkByAD4H8-qOUtrIM1hgoiz…

And here's the link to the STRUCTURE & FORM explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYWc...

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🎉 WE’VE DONE IT! FIVE VIDEOS. FIVE DAYS. 🎉

📅 Final Premiere: TONIGHT, Friday 17th April
⏰ 19:30 (BST)
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This week, Get Poetry has released five brand‑new comparison videos, each tackling a core theme from the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Poetry anthology — one every single day.

And tonight, we finish strong.

Our final video of the series explores Structure and Form, comparing:

📜 Sonnet 116
🔥 Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
🕰️ Poem at Thirty‑Nine

In this 2‑minute explainer, we break down:

• Why structure is never accidental
• How rigid forms create certainty and defiance
• How free verse mirrors memory and reflection

If you’ve been following the series — thank you.
If you’re just catching up — now’s the perfect time.

📖 Five videos.
🧠 Five exam‑ready themes.
✅ One less thing to worry about in Paper 1.

Set your reminder and join us for the final premiere at 19:30 BST.

LET’S GET POETRY.

#GetPoetry #EdexcelIGCSE #IGCSEEnglish #EnglishLiterature #PoetryComparison #StructureAndForm #ExamRevision #Paper1 #StudySupport #RevisionSeries #GCSEEnglish

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🌿 TONIGHT’S GET POETRY PREMIERE 🌿
⏰ 19:30 (BST)

Video 4 of our Edexcel IGCSE comparison series explores a classic theme — with a twist:

Man vs Nature

We compare:

🏞️ La Belle Dame Sans Merci
🌍 Prayer Before Birth
💧 Blessing

Nature is never just background.

📌 Premieres tonight at 19:30 (BST)

LET’S GET POETRY.

#GetPoetry #EdexcelIGCSE #ManVsNature #BlessingPoem #LaBelleDameSansMerci #PrayerBeforeBirth #PoetryComparison #EnglishRevision #Paper1

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Thank you!

We’ve reached 100 subscribers, and we just wanted to say how grateful we are. It may be a small milestone, but it means a lot to us that people are choosing to watch, subscribe, and engage with what we’re doing.

Thanks for your support...and there's plenty more poetry to come!

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🚨 NEW GET POETRY VIDEO TONIGHT 🚨
⏰ Premiere: 19:30 (BST)

We’re halfway through our five‑day Edexcel IGCSE Poetry Comparison series — and tonight’s theme is one of the most unsettling:

Fear and Uncertainty

We compare:
👦 Hide and Seek
👶 Prayer Before Birth
🖤 La Belle Dame Sans Merci

This is one examiners love — when it’s done properly.

📌 Premieres tonight at 19:30 (BST)

LET’S GET POETRY.

#GetPoetry #EdexcelIGCSE #FearAndUncertainty #HideAndSeekPoem #LaBelleDameSansMerci #PrayerBeforeBirth #EnglishLiterature #PoetryAnalysis #Paper1 #StudySupport

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📺 TONIGHT ON GET POETRY
⏰ Premiere: 19:30 (BST)

Video 2 of our Edexcel IGCSE Poetry Comparison series drops tonight — and we’re tackling a theme students often find deceptively difficult:
Reality vs Imagination

We compare:
📸 War Photographer
👶 Prayer Before Birth
🎹 Piano

If poetry feels abstract — this one makes it concrete.

📌 Premieres tonight at 19:30 (BST)

One series. Five themes. One video every day.

LET’S GET POETRY.

#GetPoetry #EdexcelIGCSE #IGCSEEnglish #RealityVsImagination #WarPhotographer #PrayerBeforeBirth #PianoPoem #EnglishLiterature #PoetryComparison #ExamRevision

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To celebrate the first day of our five day comparison video marathon, we're launching a poll. It's very simple: these are our four most viewed poem videos. Which is your favourite?

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🚀 NEW SERIES STARTS TODAY! 🚀

📅 Monday 13th April
⏰ 19:30 (BST)
📺 On Get Poetry

We’re kicking off a brand‑new five‑part comparison series for Edexcel IGCSE English Literature — and it starts tonight.

VIDEO 1: Power and Powerlessness

Comparing:

👑 My Last Duchess
🕰️ Half‑Past Two
✍️ Half‑Caste

And this is just the beginning — we’ll be releasing one new comparison video every day this week.

📖 Bring your anthology.
🧠 Think like an examiner.
📌 Set your reminder.

Episode 1 premieres tonight at 19:30 (BST).

LET’S GET POETRY.

#GetPoetry #EdexcelIGCSE #IGCSEEnglish #EnglishLiterature #PoetryComparison #PowerAndPowerlessness #ExamRevision #Paper1 #StudySupport

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📅 Monday 13th April

⏰ 19:30 (BST)

📺 On Get Poetry

Next week, we’re aiming to do something very special.

From Monday, Get Poetry is launching the first of FIVE brand‑new comparison videos, each one breaking down key poems from the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Poetry collection — one video every day, all week.

We’re starting with:
🔥 Power and Powerlessness
(My Last Duchess, Half‑Past Two, Half‑Caste)

If poetry comparison feels overwhelming — this series is for you.

📖 Bring your anthology.
🧠 Bring your best thinking.
📌 Set your reminders.

Episode 1 premieres Monday at 19:30 (BST).

Four more follow — one every evening next week.

LET’S GET POETRY.

#GetPoetry #EdexcelIGCSE #IGCSEEnglish #EnglishLiterature #PoetryComparison #ExamRevision #Paper1 #GCSEEnglish #StudySupport #RevisionSeries

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🌿 NEW VIDEO PREMIERE TOMORROW

📅 Friday 10th April
⏰ 19:30 (BST)
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What if the struggle for identity isn’t loud but quiet, fragile and fleeting?

Tomorrow night, we’re premiering our latest 2‑minute explainer on Moniza Alvi’s An Unknown Girl, a poem about belonging, displacement and the desire to cling to cultural identity when it feels just out of reach.

In this video, we explore:

• The symbolism of henna as a temporary connection to heritage
• Why the girl remains “unknown”
• The importance of the verb “cling”
• How free verse reflects an unsettled sense of self
• Why this poem is about longing, not arrival

This is the final poem in the EDEXCEL IGCSE Anthology Section 2, so this video is perfect for last minute English Language Paper 2 revision.

Set your reminder, bring your anthology and let’s GET POETRY.

👉 Premieres tomorrow at 19:30 (BST). See you there.

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