Eleven School IGCSE English Literature Revision Objectives
Modern Drama Literary Heritage Text
Topic Sub-topic ✔ Topic Sub-topic ✔
Understanding Social, historical, and cultural background of the play Understanding Historical and social influences on the text
Context Context
Influence of the playwright’s life and time period Literary movements (e.g., Romanticism, Realism)
Plot and Structure Linear vs. non-linear structure Plot and Chronological vs. non-chronological narration
Structure
Use of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution Flashbacks and framed narratives
Dramatic irony and foreshadowing Use of suspense and tension
Character Analysis Protagonist and antagonist roles Characterisation Flat vs. round characters
Static vs. dynamic characters Heroic, tragic, and anti-hero characters
Use of dialogue to reveal character Relationships and character interactions
Motivations, conflicts, and development arcs Themes and Religion, class, gender, oppression, and power
Messages
Themes and Ideas Power, justice, morality, and identity Social criticism and moral lessons
Individual vs. society Language and Diction, tone, and sentence structure
Style
Betrayal, fate, love, and conflict Figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification)
Language and Style Use of monologues and soliloquies Comparing Key Significant moments in the text
Sections
Symbolism, imagery, and motifs Key quotes and their analysis
Stage directions and their impact Exam Prep Analytical paragraph structure & argument development
Audience and How different time periods interpret the text
Interpretation
Effect on modern vs. contemporary audiences
Exam Practice Planning and writing structured essay responses
Eleven School IGCSE English Literature Revision Objectives
Modern Pose Poetry from the Anthology
Topic Sub-topic ✔ Topic Sub-topic ✔
Understanding Context Political, social, and historical themes in the novel Poetic Forms Sonnet, ballad, free verse, blank verse
and Structure
Plot Summary & Key events, twists, and structural techniques Rhyme schemes and their effects
Structural
Techniques
Use of multiple narratives and perspectives Line breaks, enjambment, and caesura
Flashbacks, foreshadowing, cyclical structure Key Themes Love, nature, conflict, time, death, identity
Unreliable narration and stream of consciousness How poets present social and political issues
Character Psychological depth and motivations Language and Extended metaphors, alliteration, assonance, consonance
Development Imagery
Archetypes and character transformation Sensory imagery and symbolism
Themes and Symbols Thematic concerns such as oppression, justice, or hope Tone and Mood Formal vs. informal tone
Symbolism and recurring motifs Shifts in tone and how they impact meaning
Language and Style Stream of consciousness, unreliable narration Comparing Similarities and differences in style and theme
Poems
Use of dialect, slang, and vernacular Unseen Poetry Identifying poetic devices in an unseen poem
Reader Response How different audiences interpret the text Timed Practice Structuring responses efficiently under timed conditions
Writing a Writing well-structured comparative responses
Comparative
Response Identifying similarities and differences between texts
Exam Practice
Using comparative connectives effectively
Structuring a balanced argument with textual evidence
Writing a clear introduction and conclusion
