Edexcel A Level English Literature Paper 3: Poetry November 2020 question paper 9ET0/03

Read the poem Visitor by Rebecca Watts on page 2 of the source booklet and reread the anthology poem Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass by Simon Armitage (on pages 5–6).

Compare the ways both poets make use of gardens.

Explore the ways in which different responses to the crucifixion are presented in the extracts 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 Crucifixion (York) lines 253–300 or Happé : The Crucifixion (York) stanzas 22–25

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 how Chaucer presents love in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale by referring to lines 593–626 and one other extract of similar length. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Chaucer presents women in The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale by referring to lines 224–264 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 25.

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 9.

The Metaphysical Poets

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Metaphysical Poetry, editor Colin Burrow

EITHER

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

OR

Explore the ways in which argument is used in A Dialogue of Friendship Multiplied by Katherine Philips and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 10.

Metaphysical Poet: John Donne

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John Donne, Selected Poems

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Donne makes use of complex arguments in Air and Angels and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Donne presents different kinds of devotion in The Relic and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 11.

The Romantics

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English Romantic Verse, editor David Wright

EITHER

Explore the ways in which the power of nature is presented in Wordsworth’s Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which the individual is presented in Shelley’s Stanzas Written in Dejection, near Naples and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 12.

Romantic Poet: John Keats

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Selected Poems: John Keats, editor John Barnard

EITHER

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

OR

Explore the ways in which Keats makes use of dreams and visions in Ode to Psyche and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 13 to 14.

The Victorians

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The New Oxford Book of Victorian Verse, editor Christopher Ricks

EITHER

Explore the ways in which poets create narrative in A Wife in London by Thomas Hardy and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which seasons are presented in Home Thoughts from Abroad by Robert Browning and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 15.

Victorian Poet: Christina Rossetti

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Christina Rossetti Selected Poems, editor Dinah Roe

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Christina Rossetti presents the role of women in ‘ A Helpmeet for Him’ and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

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

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 16.

Modernism

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Great Modern Poets, editor Michael Schmidt

EITHER

Explore the ways in which poets create visual images in The Hunters in the Snow by William Carlos Williams and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which unhappiness is presented in Time does not bring relief; you all have lied… by Edna St Vincent Millay and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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.

Modernist Poet: T S Eliot

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T S Eliot: Selected Poems

EITHER

Explore the ways in which Eliot presents internal conflict in Ash Wednesday and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which Eliot presents mortality in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 18.

The Movement

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

EITHER

Explore the ways in which love is presented in Apology for Understatement by John Wain and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which growing older is presented in The Young Ones by Elizabeth Jennings and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 25.

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 19.

The Movement Poet: Philip Larkin

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The Less Deceived, Philip Larkin

EITHER

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

OR

Explore the ways in which Larkin presents the natural world in Spring and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.