The Schoolboy William Blake lesson that is part of the new Eduqas poetry anthology for 2025 onwards. We explore the key themes and messages of the poem, analysing how the speaker describes nature, the classroom and how being caged in from the beauty of summer outside affects his education and learning.
Additionally, we look at the context of the poem, exploring the Romantic poets, the pastoral tradition and Blake’s ideas on an alternative forms of education that wanted to embrace the natural world.
Look out for our new Eduqas 2025 poetry resources as they are developed.
Have any queries or questions? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk
Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 61%
A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.
Something went wrong, please try again later.
This resource hasn't been reviewed yet
To ensure quality for our reviews, only customers who have downloaded this resource can review it
to let us know if it violates our terms and conditions.
Our customer service team will review your report and will be in touch.