Vistas of Poems

Vistas of Poems is a reader-friendly anthology designed specifically for Grade 11 learners doing English as a First Additional Language, and is based on the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. It provides learners and teachers with insight into our own landscape as well as a better understanding of those of others.

Poems are presented in two sections:

• Poems from the canon of English poetry, which includes tools to interpret different poetry genres, e.g. ballad, epic, dramatic monologue, lyric, sonnet, ode, elegy and others.
• Poems from Southern Africa, arranged according to theme.

Poems are presented in two sections:

• Poems from the canon of English poetry, which includes tools to interpret different poetry genres, e.g. ballad, epic, dramatic monologue, lyric, sonnet, ode, elegy and others.
• Poems from Southern Africa, arranged according to theme.

This book has:

• biographical notes on the poets
• pre-reading and during reading guidance
• analytical notes on the poems
• question for discussion and written work with an answer key
• example examination questions and answers
• literary terms, definitions and examples
• key words/phrases used in questions and their meaning
• an index of first lines and of titles for easy reference
• a glossary of words and phrases used in the poems

ISBN: 978-1-4305-4296-4