AQA A Level English Literature A Paper 2A June 2018 question paper

Up the Line to Death – ed. Brian Gardner

Brian Gardner notes that the poets of 1914–18 found the nobility of man in the war, even if they did not find much nobility in the war itself.

Examine the significance of nobility in this anthology.

You must write about at least two poems in your answer.

Up the Line to Death – ed. Brian Gardner

Look again at the section called ‘Tipperary Days’. Examine the view that the poems within this section celebrate the excitement of going to war.

You must write about at least two poems from this section.

Scars Upon My Heart – ed. Catherine Reilly

‘These are poems of despair and endurance rather than anger.’

Examine this view of the anthology.

You must write about at least two poems in your answer.

Scars Upon My Heart – ed. Catherine Reilly

‘Your battle wounds are scars upon my heart.’ Examine the significance of suffering in at least two poems in this anthology.

Explore the significance of the setting in this extract.

Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed analysis of the ways that Chevallier shapes meanings.

Compare the significance of settings in two other texts you have studied. Remember to include in your answer reference to how meanings are shaped in the texts you are comparing.

You must use one drama text and one prose text in your response, at least one of which must be a text written post-2000.

Oh! What a Lovely War – Joan Littlewood

‘While there is much that is amusing, the overall purpose of the play is to disturb and educate.’

Examine this view.

Oh! What a Lovely War – Joan Littlewood

Examine the significance of the pierrots in the play.

Journey’s End – R. C. Sherriff

A review of a production of the play has suggested that ‘the dugout resembled a public school dormitory’.

Examine the significance of social class in Journey’s End.

Journey’s End – R. C. Sherriff

‘We are, generally, just waiting for something.’

Examine the significance of waiting in the play.

Explore the significance of the setting in this extract.

Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed analysis of the ways that Chevallier shapes meanings.

Compare the significance of the settings in two other texts you have studied. Remember to include in your answer reference to how meanings are shaped in the texts you are comparing.

You must use one prose text written post-2000 and one poetry text in your response.

You must write about at least two poems.

Regeneration – Pat Barker

Examine the significance of Rivers in Regeneration.

Regeneration – Pat Barker

‘Recovery and regeneration are key ideas in the novel.’ Examine the significance of the title in the light of this comment.

Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks

‘No child or future generation will ever know what this was like.’

Examine the significance of re-discovering and remembering the past within the novel.

Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks

Examine the significance of Jack Firebrace in Birdsong.

Explore the significance of the setting in this extract.

Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed analysis of the ways that Chevallier shapes meanings.

Compare the significance of the settings in two other texts you have studied. Remember to include in your answer reference to how meanings are shaped in the texts you are comparing.

You must use the drama text written post-2000 (My Boy Jack) and one poetry text in your response.

You must write about at least two poems.