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THE REVISION STASH · GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE

GCSE English Literature Revision

Revision guides for set texts and poetry: characters, themes, methods and practice.

AQA · 15 POEMS

Worlds and Lives ↗

All 15 illustrated sheets, evidence fragments, form, context and tone shifts.

NEW · PRINTABLE SHEETS

Poetry and character revision sheets ↗

45 poems · 36 characters · paired quotations · landscape comparison.

22 character cards · themes · practice

Macbeth ↗

Ambition. Guilt. Power that eats itself.

18 character cards · themes · practice

A Christmas Carol ↗

A second chance is only useful if you act on it.

9 character cards · themes · practice

An Inspector Calls ↗

One family. A chain of choices. No easy escape.

12 character cards · themes · practice

Blood Brothers ↗

Same beginning. Unequal chances.

15 poems · comparisons · recall

Power and Conflict ↗

Power, identity, nature and the effects of conflict.

15 poems · comparisons · recall

Love and Relationships ↗

Closeness, separation, family and changing bonds.

Make it stick

Read

Learn one journey, idea or comparison. Keep it small enough to explain clearly.

Recall

Close the notes. Say or write what you remember before checking.

Practise

Find evidence in your text and turn the idea into a short argument.