AURORA

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION - JULY 2024

GRADE 9 (EDEXCEL)

Name:

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Paper I : POETRY AND MODERN PROSE

Duration: 2 hours

Grade 9 Edexcel English Literature I Poetry and Modern Prose – Second Semester Examination - July 2024
Prepared by Aurora – The Realm of English Language and Literature
 SECTION A: Unseen Poetry
Answer the question in this section.
You should spend 35 minutes on this question.

Read the following poem.

1. Explore how the writer presents the box and its contents in this poem.
In your answer, you should consider the poet’s

• descriptive skills
• choice of language
• use of form and structure.

Support your answer with examples from the poem. (20 Marks)

Grade 9 Edexcel English Literature I Poetry and Modern Prose – Second Semester Examination - July 2024
Prepared by Aurora – The Realm of English Language and Literature
 SECTION B: Anthology Poetry
Answer ONE question from this section.
You should spend 40 minutes on your chosen question.

EITHER

2. What moral or ethical lessons (advices) can be derived from "If" by Rudyard Kipling
and "Sonnet 116" by William Shakespeare? How are these lessons conveyed? You
should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with
examples from the poems.
[Total for Question 2 = 30 marks]

OR

3. Discuss the portrayal of natural elements in "The Tyger" by William Blake and "Blessing" by
Imtiaz Dharker. How do these elements enhance the themes of the poems? You should make
reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems.

[Total for Question 3 = 30 marks]

SECTION C: Modern Prose

Answer ONE question on ONE text from this section.
You should spend 45 minutes on this section

EITHER

4. Examine the significance of the Finch family's visit to Calpurnia's church. What does this event
reveal about the black community in Maycomb? You must consider the context of the novel in
your answer.

[Total for Question 4 = 40 marks]

OR

5. In "To Kill a Mockingbird, discuss how Harper Lee portrays childhood and innocence through
the experiences of Scout, Jem, and Dill. How do their perspectives contrast with the adult world
around them? You must consider the context of the novel in your answer.

[Total for Question 5 = 40 marks]

Grade 9 Edexcel English Literature I Poetry and Modern Prose – Second Semester Examination - July 2024
Prepared by Aurora – The Realm of English Language and Literature