DISCOVERY - New Poetry for 2025 - Higher & Ordinary Level

Discovery - New Poetry for 2025 - Higher & Ordinary Level - Textbook and Student Portfolio - Set

Get top marks in Leaving Certificate Poetry with the newest addition to Edco's best-selling Discovery series. Discovery-New Poetry for 2025, written by our highly successful author team, includes a poetry anthology, a student portfolio and FREE audio app.

• Includes all poems for Ordinary and Higher Level examinations, perfect for mixed-ability groups.


• Student-friendly layout with colourful photographs and visually attractive design


• Relevant biographical details are provided for each poet, plus a timeline for the lives of all Higher Level poets with emphasis on social and cultural context


• Each poem is accompanied by: Detailed guidelines and excellent commentaries Comprehensive questions that explore themes, imagery, language and form Useful glossaries that contain important poetic terms


• A snapshot of each Higher Level poet's work and a sample examination-style essay to aid revision


• Exam preparation questions and student-friendly revision chart for
  each Higher Level poet


• Exam preparation questions and student-friendly revision chart for each Higher Level poet


• A list of examination-style questions for each prescribed poem at Ordinary
  level with a snapshot of the poem


• Advice on preparing for the examination and guidelines for answering
  exam questions


• Guidelines for students on approaching the Unseen Poetry section of the course, with sample poems and questions


• Students will also find the glossary of poetic terms, a valuable resource in reading and responding to poetry


• Personal response is encouraged throughout as recommended by the syllabus committee of the Department of Education and Skills


• Colour coded sections for easy reference

Free Student Portfolio

Discovery - New Poetry for 2024 comes with a free Student Portfolio that is a useful aid in preparing for the Leaving Certificate English examination. It contains :

• Key words charts


• Revision of Themes and imagery


• Additional exam-style questions with prompts