The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse

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.

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Explore the ways in which societal expectations are presented in Metamorphosis by Peter Porter and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Explore the ways in which personal anguish is presented in Answers by Elizabeth Jennings 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.

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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.

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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 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.

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Explore the ways in which cruelty is presented in Take One Home for the Kiddies by Philip Larkin and one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore the ways in which relations between humans and animals are presented in The Wasps’ Nest by George Macbeth 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 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

Explore the ways in which moments of transition are presented in Farewell to Kurdistan by Rosemary Tonks and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore the ways in which death is presented in Felo De Se by Thomas Blackburn 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.

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

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Explore the ways in which significant moments are presented in The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Explore the ways in which victims are presented in A Song about Major Eatherly by John Wain 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.

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

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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 16.

The Movement

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

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Explore the ways in which the past is presented in Photograph of Haymaker, 1890 by Molly Holden and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore the ways in which the outsider’s view is presented in Horror Comic by Robert Conquest 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.

The Movement

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

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Explore the ways characters are created in The Miner’s Helmet by George Macbeth and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

Answer ONE question on your chosen text. Begin your answer on page 23.

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 6 to 18.

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

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Explore the ways in which suffering is presented in Hospital for Defectives by Thomas Blackburn and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

Explore the ways in which voice is created in Metamorphosis by Peter Porter and in one other poem. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.