English Advanced Past Paper Questions (Yeats/PrideandPrejudice-LetterstoAlice)

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Analyse how the central values portrayed in Pride and Prejudice

are creatively reshaped in Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane


Austen.

In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive


contexts of Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice on first
reading Jane Austen.

Our interest in the parallels between Pride and Prejudice and


Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen is further enhanced
by consideration of their marked differences in textual form.
Evaluate this statement in light of your comparative study of
Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane
Austen

In what ways is your appreciation of both texts enhanced by a


comparative study of identity in Pride and Prejudice and Letters
to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen?
In your response, make detailed reference to your prescribed
texts.

The challenge of living your own life is an idea which connects


Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane
Austen. How is this idea shaped and reshaped in these texts from
different contexts?

A deeper understanding of relationships and identity emerges


from pursuing the connections between Pride and Prejudice and
Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen.
Compare how these texts explore relationships and identity.
Interpretations of texts can shift and change with time and place. Considering
your time and place, reflect on the ways in which context has shaped your
critical interpretation of the prescribed text.
In your response, refer to TWO poems you have studied.

Your class has been exploring the question, What will continue to make Yeats
poetry worthy of critical study? Your personal response has been challenged by
another student.
Defend your response through a critical evaluation of Yeats poetry, analysing
the construction, content and language of the text.
In your response, refer to THREE poems you have studied.

To what extent has your personal response to the poetry been shaped by the
enduring power of Yeats poetic treatment of age and youth?
Support your evaluation with a close analysis of TWO poems by Yeats.

Ultimately, in this poetry, it is the representation of intense human emotions that


captivates readers.
Explore the representation of at least ONE intense human emotion, evaluating
its significance in at least TWO of Yeats poems prescribed for study.

In your view, how have poetic techniques been used to reveal memorable ideas
in Yeats poetry? Support your view with detailed reference to at least TWO of
the poems set for study.

Through its portrayal of human experience, Yeats poetry reinforces the


significance of desire.
To what extent does your interpretation of Yeats poetry support this view?
In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO poems set for study.

Yeatss poetry continues to engage readers through its poetic treatment of


conflict and beauty.
In the light of your critical study, does this statement resonate with your own
interpretation of Yeatss poetry?

In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO of the poems set for
study.

In the context of your critical study, to what extent does your response to the
closing stanza of Among School Children inform your judgement of this poem
and Yeatss poetry as a whole?
In your response, make detailed reference to Among School Children and at least
ONE other poem set for study.

An inherent tension between stability and change is revealed through recurring


images in Yeats poetry.
To what extent does your interpretation of Yeats The Second Coming and at least
one other poem align with this view?
In your response, make detailed reference to The Second Coming and at least
ONE other poem set for study.

Explore how time and place are used in Yeatss poetry to shape the readers
understanding of the search for truth.
In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO of the poems set for
study.

In your view, how does Yeats portrayal of the complex nature of inspiration
contribute to the enduring value of his poetry?
In your response, make detailed reference to The Wild Swans at Coole and at
least ONE other poem set for study.
I have looked upon those
brilliant creatures,
And now my heart is sore.
Alls changed since I,
hearing at twilight,
The first time on this
shore,
The bell-beat of their wings
above my head,
Trod with a lighter tread.

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