Edexcel A Level English Literature Paper 3: Poetry June 2024 question paper 9ET0/03

Read the poem Stillwater Cove by Ada Limón on page 2 of the source booklet and reread the anthology poem From the Journal of a Disappointed Man by Andrew Motion (on page 6).

Compare the methods both poets use to explore the act of observing.

Explore the presentation of suffering and hardship in the extract specified below and in one other extract of similar length from any of the poetic dramas. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Refer to the prescribed text studied: either Cawley: The Second Shepherd’s Pageant (Wakefield) lines 55–99 or Happé: The Second Shepherd’s Play stanzas 7–11

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 8.

Medieval Poet: Geoffrey Chaucer

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The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, editor James Winny

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents attitudes towards marital love in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 77–114 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents the significance of physical appearance in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale, by referring to lines 586–626 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on pages 9–10.

The Metaphysical Poets

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Metaphysical Poetry, editor Colin Burrow

EITHER

Explore the ways in which longing is presented in The Pulley by George Herbert and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which natural imagery is used in To My Mistress Sitting by a River’s Side: An Eddy by Thomas Carew and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on pages 11–12.

Metaphysical Poet: John Donne

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John Donne Selected Poems

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Donne presents separation in Song (‘Sweetest love I do not go’) and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Donne presents strong emotions in The Apparition and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 13.

The Romantics

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English Romantic Verse, editor David Wright

EITHER

Explore the ways in which attitudes to ageing are presented in So We’ll Go no more A Roving by Lord Byron and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which melancholy is presented in Ode on Melancholy by John Keats and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 14.

Romantic Poet: John Keats

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Selected Poems: John Keats, editor John Barnard

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Keats presents the power of nature in On the Sea and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Keats presents desire in The Eve of St Agnes and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on pages 15–16.

The Victorians

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The New Oxford Book of Victorian Verse, editor Christopher Ricks

EITHER

Explore the ways in which poets present yearning in Maud: I.xi ‘O let the solid ground’ by Alfred Tennyson and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which poets present the significance of journeys in Stanzas – [ ‘Often rebuked, yet always back returning’ ] by Charlotte Brontë (perhaps by Emily Brontë) and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 17.

Victorian Poet: Christina Rossetti

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Christina Rossetti Selected Poems, editor Dinah Roe

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Rossetti presents loss in Twice and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Rossetti presents the passing of time in Piteous my rhyme is and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on pages 18–19.

Modernism

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The Great Modern Poets, editor Michael Schmidt

EITHER

Explore the ways in which poets present the relationship between humans and nature in Mowing by Robert Frost and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which poets present moments of significance in Recuerdo by Edna St Vincent Millay and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on page 20.

Modernist Poet: T S Eliot

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T S Eliot: Selected Poems

EITHER

Explore how Eliot presents decay in Death by Water (The Waste Land IV) and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore how Eliot presents a vision of urban life in Preludes and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on pages 21–22.

The Movement

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The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse, editor Philip Larkin

EITHER

Explore the ways in which mortality is presented in Nothing to be Said by Philip Larkin and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which hope is presented in Brooklyn Heights by John Wain and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 26.

You must select a poem from the prescribed list for your studied collection. The poems are listed in Section B of the source booklet on pages 23–24.

The Movement Poet: Philip Larkin

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The Less Deceived, Philip Larkin

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Larkin presents a sense of belonging in Places, Loved Ones and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Larkin presents the ordinary in Born Yesterday and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.