If you are looking for poetry analysis notes to help you prepare yourself or your students for the upcoming WAEC SHS Literature test you are in the right place. In this post, you will find a carefully selected group of WAEC/WASSCE Literature study notes in the poetry section. They should enable you to get fully prepared for your poetry test.
Let’s quickly go through the various WAEC poetry study notes from Cegast Academy. Remember, I have put together for you a good number of quality study notes on the various WAEC Elective Literature poems.
WAEC Literature 2021-2025
The period under consideration is 2021-2025.
My goal is to make it easier for all Senior High School Literature students and teachers to quickly go through what matters most in the study of both African and Non-African Poetry.
Your good showing in these two segments of the poetry paper is critical to an overall excellent performance in the Elective Literature test.
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With that out of the way, let’s have a look at the WAEC poetry analysis notes for senior high schools I promised you.
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African Poetry Analysis Study Notes
The study notes you are about to discover will give you valuable insights into all the WAEC/SHS prescribed poems for the years 2021-2025.
WAEC/WASSCE African Poetry
For African poetry, you can now study these poems easily.
- Raider of the Treasure Trove
- The Grieved Lands of Africa
- Song of the Women of My Land
- A Government Driver on His Retirement
- The Leader and the Led
It’s time for you to view the WASSCE 2021-2025 African Poetry Analysis study notes for each poem above.
THE SUBJECT MATTER AND ANALYSIS OF RAIDER OF THE TREASURE TROVE
THE SUBJECT MATTER AND ANALYSIS OF THE GRIEVED LANDS OF AFRICA
SONG OF THE WOMEN OF MY LAND ANALYSIS
A GOVERNMENT DRIVER ON HIS RETIREMENT ANALYSIS
THE SUBJECT MATTER AND ANALYSIS OF THE LEADER AND THE LED
Non-African Poetry Analysis Study Notes
Next are your study notes regarding non-African poetry in the WAEC/SHS Literature-in-English syllabus. The prescribed poems for the period are:
- Bat
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
- Binsey Poplars Felled 1879
- Caged Bird
- The Good Morrow
- Journey of the Magi
Now get ready to have your analyses from famous poets like T.S. Eliot, John Donne and Maya Angelou.
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS OF JOURNEY OF THE MAGI
Additional Resources
Find below some super-useful resources for your studies in poetry. They will teach you to study poetry effectively and to write your best essays in any high school or undergraduate poetry test.
- How to Understand Literary Devices
- Literary Devices and Figures of Speech 101: Definitions and Examples (PDF)
- How to Write a Poetry Analysis Essay
- WASSCE Literature Prescribed Books for 2021-2025
- WAEC WASSCE Literature Syllabus
Final Thoughts
Do not leave anything to chance in your preparation for the high school Literature test. Remember that it isn’t that difficult to score high marks in the poetry test in particular and the Literature-in-English paper in general. I’m leaving you with some points that should help you to derive maximum benefit from these poetry analysis study notes.
- You can start by going through the general notes on poetry as you will find in the ‘additional resources’ section.
- For each poem, read the full text first. You can even download all the poems as PDF documents.
- Follow this with a careful reading of each poetry analysis for your WAEC or other high school Literature examination. Do not try to do too much in one go. Allow yourself time to rest, enjoy other activities and keep coming back to continue from where you stopped.
- Practice tests help a lot. Do not forget to take as many practice tests as you can while you study.
- You may also consider forming or joining a study group of Literature students.
- Where necessary, ask your high school Literature tutor or a smarter fellow student for help.
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