Skip to content

English 2

Builds on:English 1

Literature and Film

Here, you will find a selection of literature and film. There is poetry, short stories, excerpts from longer works, speeches, essays, documentaries, short films, and feature films.
Teacher watches as pupils remove key-words from a gigantic book. There are ladders. The words removed are words like power, knowledge, narrative. Illustration.
Image: Philby Illustrastion / CC BY-NC 4.0

Poetry

Here you will find a collection of poems to study and to enjoy. A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are chosen based on their beauty and/or how they sound. The words are carefully arranged, and a poem usually has a clear rhythm. Poetry is one of the oldest forms of literature.
Surreal scene with book pages transforms into magical flying birds that fly towards a setting sun.
Image: psychoshadow / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0