AQA A Level English Literature A Paper 2B November 2020 question paper

Feminine Gospels – Carol Ann Duffy

‘A collection dominated by the all-powerful figure of the mother.’

Examine this view of Feminine Gospels.

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

Feminine Gospels – Carol Ann Duffy

Examine the view that, in Feminine Gospels, women are presented as failing to bring about change.

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

Skirrid Hill – Owen Sheers

Examine the view that Skirrid Hill is a positive celebration of Welsh culture and traditions.

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

Skirrid Hill – Owen Sheers

‘Sheers presents women as far stronger than men in Skirrid Hill.’

Examine this view.

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

Explore the significance of inequality in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of inequality 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

‘Williams presents Stanley Kowalski as no more than a brutal thug.’

Examine this view.

A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams

Examine the significance of the American South in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Top Girls – Caryl Churchill

Examine the view that, in Top Girls, Churchill presents women as haunted by the past.

Top Girls – Caryl Churchill

Examine the significance of the role of Angie in Top Girls.

Explore the significance of inequality in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of inequality 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

Examine the significance of the role of Dick Crick in Waterland.

Waterland – Graham Swift

Examine the significance of education in Waterland.

The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

‘It is impossible to feel any sympathy for Serena Joy.’

Examine Atwood’s presentation of Serena Joy in the light of this view.

The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

‘I made that up. It didn’t happen that way. Here is what happened,’ declares Offred.

Examine the significance of storytelling in The Handmaid’s Tale in the light of this quotation.

Explore the significance of inequality in this extract.

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

Compare the significance of inequality 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.