2025 OCR A Level English Language and Literature (EMC)
H474/02 The language of poetry and plays Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 4 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level English Language and Literature (EMC)
H474/02 The language of poetry and plays
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer one question in Section A and one in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 64.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, © OCR 2025 [601/4704/0] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (KAS) 357439/4 Turn over
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Section A
Poetry: poetic and stylistic analysis
William Blake
Emily Dickinson
Malika Booker
Fatima Asghar
Carol Ann Duffy
Jacob Sam-La Rose
Answer one question from this section.
You should spend about one hour on this section.
1 William Blake
Explore how Blake presents attitudes towards Christian beliefs in ‘The Divine Image (I)’ and
make connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Blake’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or other
relevant contexts.
[32]
The Divine Image
To Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
All pray in their distress:
And to these virtues of delight
Return their thankfulness.
For Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
Is God our father dear,
And Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
Is Man his child and care.
For Mercy has a human heart
Pity, a human face:
And Love, the human form divine,
And Peace, the human dress.
Then every man of every clime,
That prays in his distress,
Prays to the human form divine
Love Mercy Pity Peace.
And all must love the human form,
In heathen, turk or jew.
Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell
There God is dwelling too.
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2 Emily Dickinson
Explore how Dickinson presents ideas created by a memorable sight in ‘I Like to See it Lap the
Miles’ and make connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Dickinson’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or
other relevant contexts.
[32]
I like to see it lap the Miles -
And lick the Valleys up -
And stop to feed itself at Tanks -
And then - prodigious step
Around a Pile of Mountains -
And supercilious peer
In Shanties - by the Ribs of Roads -
And then a Quarry pare
To fit its sides
And crawl between
Complaining all the while
In horrid - hooting stanza -
Then chase itself down Hill -
And neigh like Boanerges -
Then - punctual as a Star
Stop - docile and omnipotent
At its own stable door -
© OCR 2025 H474/02 Jun25 Turn over
H474/02 The language of poetry and plays Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 4 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level English Language and Literature (EMC)
H474/02 The language of poetry and plays
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer one question in Section A and one in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 64.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, © OCR 2025 [601/4704/0] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (KAS) 357439/4 Turn over
*1356972615*
, 2
Section A
Poetry: poetic and stylistic analysis
William Blake
Emily Dickinson
Malika Booker
Fatima Asghar
Carol Ann Duffy
Jacob Sam-La Rose
Answer one question from this section.
You should spend about one hour on this section.
1 William Blake
Explore how Blake presents attitudes towards Christian beliefs in ‘The Divine Image (I)’ and
make connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Blake’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or other
relevant contexts.
[32]
The Divine Image
To Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
All pray in their distress:
And to these virtues of delight
Return their thankfulness.
For Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
Is God our father dear,
And Mercy Pity Peace and Love,
Is Man his child and care.
For Mercy has a human heart
Pity, a human face:
And Love, the human form divine,
And Peace, the human dress.
Then every man of every clime,
That prays in his distress,
Prays to the human form divine
Love Mercy Pity Peace.
And all must love the human form,
In heathen, turk or jew.
Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell
There God is dwelling too.
© OCR 2025 H474/02 Jun25
, 3
2 Emily Dickinson
Explore how Dickinson presents ideas created by a memorable sight in ‘I Like to See it Lap the
Miles’ and make connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Dickinson’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or
other relevant contexts.
[32]
I like to see it lap the Miles -
And lick the Valleys up -
And stop to feed itself at Tanks -
And then - prodigious step
Around a Pile of Mountains -
And supercilious peer
In Shanties - by the Ribs of Roads -
And then a Quarry pare
To fit its sides
And crawl between
Complaining all the while
In horrid - hooting stanza -
Then chase itself down Hill -
And neigh like Boanerges -
Then - punctual as a Star
Stop - docile and omnipotent
At its own stable door -
© OCR 2025 H474/02 Jun25 Turn over
