Poetry anthology overview quiz - Eduqas GCSE English Literature quiz

Component 1, Section A

Component 2, Section A

Component 1, Section B

Component 2, Section C

25 marks, a full comparison of two named anthology poems

40 marks, a whole-anthology essay

20 marks, an unseen poem

15 marks, a single-poem analysis of the printed poem

Choose a second anthology poem and compare it with the printed poem, 25 marks

Analyse the same printed poem again in much closer detail than in part (a), 15 marks

Write a creative poem, 25 marks

Compare two unseen poems, 20 marks

Towards a World Unknown, the WJEC poetry collection

Poetry 1789 to the present day

Power and Conflict

Songs of Ourselves

Part (a) only

Both parts equally

Part (b) only

Neither part

Because part (a) is a multiple-choice test that quizzes you on every single one of the poems in the whole anthology at once

Because the anthology is open book

Because context is not assessed

Because part (b) lets you choose the second poem, so you need a strong partner for any focus, recalled from memory

Language, form and structure

Title, author and date

Plot, character and setting

Rhyme, rhythm and length only

Analyse the first poem fully in its own paragraphs, then do the same for the second poem afterwards

An idea-led comparison treating both poems together in every paragraph with connectives

A plot summary of both poems

A list of devices found in each poem

Split the time exactly equally between part (a) and part (b), giving each one the same minutes

All on part (a)

In proportion to the marks: roughly a third on part (a), the larger share on part (b)

All on part (b)

It is simply another word for the title of the poem, which always neatly sums up its single main idea for the reader

It is the rhyme scheme

It is the poet's name

It is a turn in thought, often marked by 'but' or a new stanza, signalling a structural shift the reader should feel