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Pearson Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Thursday 18 May 2023
Morning (Time: 2
hours)
referenc 8ET0/01
English Literature e
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Poetry and
Drama
You must have: Total
Prescribed texts (clean Marks
copies)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer
name,
one question in Section A and one question in Section B
• Answer the questions in the spaces
on your chosen texts.
provided – there may be more space
than you need.
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•• The total mark for this paper is 72.
The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
brackets
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the
end.
Turn over
P69661A
,©2023 Pearson Education Ltd.
N:1/1/1/1/1/1/1
,
, SECTION A
Poetry
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Answer ONE question and begin your answer on page 4.
EITHER
1 Compare the ways in which poets present ideas about society in Ode on a
Grayson Perry Urn by Tim Turnbull and one other poem of your choice from
Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–
2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
• the poets’ development of themes
• the poets’ use of language and imagery
• the use of other poetic techniques.
(Total for Question 1 = 24 marks)
OR
AREA
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2 Compare the ways in which poets use different voices in On Her
Blindness by Adam Thorpe and one other poem of your choice from
Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry
2002–2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
• the poets’ development of themes
• the poets’ use of language and imagery
• the use of other poetic techniques.
(Total for Question 2 = 24 marks)
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
2
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Candidate
Number Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Thursday 18 May 2023
Morning (Time: 2
hours)
referenc 8ET0/01
English Literature e
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Poetry and
Drama
You must have: Total
Prescribed texts (clean Marks
copies)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer
name,
one question in Section A and one question in Section B
• Answer the questions in the spaces
on your chosen texts.
provided – there may be more space
than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 72.
The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
brackets
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the
end.
Turn over
P69661A
,©2023 Pearson Education Ltd.
N:1/1/1/1/1/1/1
,
, SECTION A
Poetry
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Answer ONE question and begin your answer on page 4.
EITHER
1 Compare the ways in which poets present ideas about society in Ode on a
Grayson Perry Urn by Tim Turnbull and one other poem of your choice from
Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–
2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
• the poets’ development of themes
• the poets’ use of language and imagery
• the use of other poetic techniques.
(Total for Question 1 = 24 marks)
OR
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
2 Compare the ways in which poets use different voices in On Her
Blindness by Adam Thorpe and one other poem of your choice from
Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry
2002–2011.
In your answer you should consider the following:
• the poets’ development of themes
• the poets’ use of language and imagery
• the use of other poetic techniques.
(Total for Question 2 = 24 marks)
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
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