Leaving Cert English: Unseen Poetry questions

Paper 2's unseen poem: cold-read analysis of a poem you haven't studied.

22 past English questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2025 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q320 marks

poetry, pat boran

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2024 · 1 question

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tone, language analysis

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2023 · 1 question

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poetry analysis

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2022 · 1 question

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poetry analysis

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2021 · 1 question

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poetry, louise greig

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2020 · 1 question

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poetry, imagery, language

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2019 · 1 question

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poetry, imagery, language

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2018 · 1 question

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poetry, imagery, language

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2017 · 1 question

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poetry, mood, imagery

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2016 · 1 question

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poetry, imagery, language

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2015 · 1 question

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poetry, imagery, emotion

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2025 · 1 question

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poetry analysis, imagery

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2024 · 1 question

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poetry analysis

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2023 · 1 question

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poetry analysis

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2022 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q1120 marks

imagery, reading

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2021 · 1 question

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poetry, rachel rooney

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2020 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q320 marks

poetry analysis

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2019 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q320 marks

poetry analysis

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2018 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q320 marks

poetry analysis

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2017 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q320 marks

poetry analysis

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2016 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q320 marks

poetry analysis

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2015 · 1 question

Paper 2 · Q320 marks

poetry analysis

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