AQA A Level English Literature A Paper 2B June 2023 question paper

Feminine Gospels – Carol Ann Duffy

Examine the view that ‘The Laughter of Stafford Girls’ High’ has nothing in common with the rest of the collection.

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

Feminine Gospels – Carol Ann Duffy

Examine the significance of violence in Feminine Gospels.

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

Skirrid Hill – Owen Sheers

Examine the significance of places in Skirrid Hill.

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

Skirrid Hill – Owen Sheers

‘Sheers presents romantic relationships as utterly doomed in Skirrid Hill.’

Examine this view.

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

Explore the significance of barriers between people in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of barriers between people 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.

A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams

Examine the significance of Stella’s pregnancy within the play.

A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams

Examine the significance of setting the play in a cramped apartment in a working-class district of New Orleans.

Top Girls – Caryl Churchill

According to Marlene, to be working class in the 1980s means to be ‘lazy and stupid’.

Examine Churchill’s presentation of ideas about social class in the light of Marlene’s comment.

Top Girls – Caryl Churchill

Examine the significance of motherhood in the play.

Explore the significance of barriers between people in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of barriers between people 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 and one poetry text in your response, at least one of which must be a text written post-2000.

You must write about at least two poems.

Waterland – Graham Swift

‘A tragic victim who has the reader’s sympathy.’

Examine this view of Henry Crick in Waterland.

Waterland – Graham Swift

Examine the significance of growing up in Waterland.

The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

Examine the significance of the Red Centre in The Handmaid’s Tale.

The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

Examine the significance of uniforms and costumes in The Handmaid’s Tale.

Explore the significance of barriers between people in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of barriers between people 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 poetry text in your response, at least one of which must be a text written post-2000.

You must write about at least two poems.