AQA A Level English Literature A Paper 2A June 2022 question paper

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 are more concerned with the anticipation of combat than its reality.

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

Up the Line to Death – ed. Brian Gardner

‘This anthology is, above all, a lament for the loss of youth.’

Examine this view.

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

Scars Upon My Heart – ed. Catherine Reilly

‘The poems in this anthology always accept rather than condemn the suffering caused by war.’

Examine this view.

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

Scars Upon My Heart – ed. Catherine Reilly

Examine the significance of the anthology’s title.

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

Explore the significance of sacrifice in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of sacrifice 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

Examine the significance of the MC in Oh! What a Lovely War.

Oh! What a Lovely War – Joan Littlewood

Examine the view that while the satire in the play mocks those in power, it fails to expose the full tragedy of the war.

Journey’s End – R C Sherriff

‘In Journey’s End, Sherriff suggests that, despite the loyalty shown to Stanhope, he is far from an ideal leader of men.’

Examine this view of Stanhope.

Journey’s End – R C Sherriff

‘Even on the front-line, their pre-war roles and relationships still govern the lives of the men.’

Examine this view of the play.

Explore the significance of sacrifice in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of sacrifice 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

‘In Regeneration, all men are at war with themselves.’

Examine this view.

Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks

Examine the view that, in Birdsong, soldiers are always degraded by their experience of war.

Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks

Examine the significance of the relationship between Jack Firebrace and Stephen Wraysford in Birdsong.

Explore the significance of sacrifice in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of sacrifice 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.