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AS 1: The Study of Poetry 1900-Present and Drama 1900-Present
Quick questions on Comparing modern poetry for AS 1 - CCEA A-Level English Literature
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What is vague paraphrase under closed book?Show answer
Without memorised quotation you cannot analyse closely. Learn a bank of analysed phrases per poem.
What is parallel writing?Show answer
All of poem A then all of poem B is not a comparison. Integrate both poems into each paragraph.
What is q1?Show answer
Why does closed book make memorising precise quotation essential for Section B? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Give three poetic methods you could compare across two poems. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare and contrast the ways two modern poems present a named theme. [20 marks]
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