Junior Cycle Poetry Notes on the Most-Taught Poems

The most-taught poems 15 poems

Full poem, a line-by-line read, the themes and techniques, and a sample answer marked against the four descriptors.

Mid-Term BreakSeamus HeaneyFirst Year friendlyComing soon
The Early PurgesSeamus HeaneyComing soon
Dulce et Decorum EstWilfred OwenComing soon
Anthem for Doomed YouthWilfred OwenComing soon
The Road Not TakenRobert FrostFirst Year friendlyComing soon
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningRobert FrostFirst Year friendlyComing soon
MirrorSylvia PlathComing soon
Hawk RoostingTed HughesComing soon
The Lake Isle of InnisfreeW.B. YeatsFirst Year friendlyComing soon
Funeral BluesW.H. AudenComing soon
Refugee BluesW.H. AudenComing soon
DaffodilsWilliam WordsworthFirst Year friendlyComing soon
The Charge of the Light BrigadeAlfred Lord TennysonComing soon
Hope is the Thing With FeathersEmily DickinsonFirst Year friendlyComing soon
The FishElizabeth BishopComing soon

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