English literature past exam questions
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2012 Summer
- “In successful poems, it is often difficult to separate ideas from emotions.” Discuss this view.
- Explore some of the ways poets present change.
- “Poetry is at its most effective when exploring contradictions.” How far do you agree?
- “By interesting us in specific moments or events, poets lead us towards a better appreciation of wider issues.” Examine this view.
- How far is the appeal of a poem governed by the poet’s choice of subject matter?
2012 Winter
- Examine some of the ways poets present human limitations and/or weaknesses.
- “Every successful poem reminds us that the whole truth is never to be found on the surface of things.” Discuss this view.
- “One way or another, poetry always seems to be concerned with love.” How far do you agree with this view?
- “It is primarily through imagery that poets make clear what cannot easily be expressed.” Consider this view.
- Explore some of the ways poets make use of irony in their writing.
2013 Summer
- Examine some of the ways poets have presented the theme of hope.
- “Powerful poetry so often springs from the most ordinary or even the ugliest of ingredients.” Explore this point of view.
- How far would you agree with the proposition that…
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