OFFICIAL SUMMER 2025 PEARSON EDEXCEL Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE In English Literature (8ET0) Paper 1: Poetry and Drama MERGED QUESTION PAPER + MARK SCHEME

OFFICIAL SUMMER 2025 PEARSON EDEXCEL Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE In English Literature (8ET0) Paper 1: Poetry and Drama MERGED QUESTION PAPER + MARK SCHEME SECTION A Poetry Answer ONE question. Begin your answer on page 4. 1 Compare the ways in which poets present feelings about the past in To My Nine‑Year‑Old Self by Helen Dunmore 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 2 Compare the ways in which poets present ideas about control in Eat Me by Patience Agbabi 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) 2 ■■■■ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA D