1. English Literature paper 2…
This paper is 2 hours and 15 minutes long.
You will be required to:
Answer one question on DNA from section A.
30 marks plus 4 marks for SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar.)
You should spend 45 minutes on this question.
Answer one question on Power and Conflict from section B.
30 marks.
Answer both questions on the unseen poems from section C.
Part 1:
24 marks.
You should spend 30 minutes on this question this question.
Part 2:
8 marks.
You should spend 15 minutes on this question this question.
                    

2. English Literature paper 2- DNA…
DNA Formula to success:
You could include the writer’s choice of:
Words and phrases
Language features and techniques
Sentence forms
Sentence openers:
The writer uses the method of (state the language feature, stage directions or dramatic device) to show the reader (link to question)______________.
A quote that shows this is “__________________.”
This makes the reader think/feel/imagine ________________.
In particular the word "______" gives the impression that _____________.
This links to the rest of the play/ themes within the play (link it to the question)____________________.
30 marks plus 4 marks for SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar.)
You should spend 45 minutes on this question.
                    

3. English Literature paper 2- Poetry- conflict and power…
Formula to success:
For this question, you need to refer to the poem given and one other poem from the conflict cluster…
Compare how the poets have conveyed their similar/ different views and experiences of…
You must analyse the language in the poem given and one other poem.
In your response, you should :
Compare their similar/ different views and experiences.
Compare the methods they use to convey those views and experiences.
Support your ideas with quotations from both poems (where possible- but at least analysing language from the given poem in detail and make reference (links) to one other poem from the cluster.)
Sentence Starters:
Step 1: Both poems are about… (link to the question…)
Step 2: Within (first poem) the poet uses the method (language device) of…
Step 3: This makes the reader think/ feel/ imagine…
Step 4: This links to the social context/ question…
Step 5: Similarly/ in contrast, the poet in ( poem 2) uses the method (language device) of…
30 marks.
You should spend 45 minutes on this question this question.
Repeat for at least 6 times. You are aiming for at least 2-3 pages.

4. English Literature paper 2- Unseen poem…
Formula to success:
For this question, you need to refer to the unseen poem. You must analyse the language in the poem. Remember to read the poem and question carefully…
In your response, you should:
Clearly answer the question.
Refer to the methods the poet uses to convey those views and experiences.
Support your ideas with quotations.
Say how it impacts upon the reader.
Sentence Starters:
Step 1: The poem is about… (link to the question…)
Step 2: Within the poem. the poet uses the method (language device) of…
Step 3: This makes the reader think/ feel/ imagine…
Step 4: This links to the social context/ question…
24 marks.
You should spend 30 minutes on this question this question.
Repeat for at least 6 times. You are aiming for at least 2-3 pages.

5. English Literature paper 2- Comparison of two unseen poems…
Formula to success:
For this question, you need to refer to both unseen poems given.
Compare how the poets have conveyed their similar/ different views and experiences of…
You must analyse the language in both of the poems.
In your response, you should :
Compare their similar/ different views and experiences.
Compare the methods they use to convey those views and experiences.
Support your ideas with quotations from both poems analysing language/ the poet’s methods.
Sentence Starters:
Step 1: Both poems are about… (link to the question…)
Step 2: Within (first poem) the poet uses the method (language device) of…
Step 3: This makes the reader think/ feel/ imagine…
Step 4: This links to the social context/ question…
Step 5: Similarly/ in contrast, the poet in ( poem 2) uses the method (language device) of…
8 marks.
You should spend 15 minutes on this question this question.
Repeat for at least 6 times. You are aiming for at least 2-3 pages.

6. English Literature paper 2…
Formula to success with poetry:
Learn your language devices/ poet’s methods:
1-Alliteration- The repetition of the same sound .
2-Plosives- The alliteration of C, D,F and B.
3-Sibilance – The alliteration of S.
4-Pathetic fallacy-Where the weather mirrors the mood.
5-Onomatopoeia- Sounding words- Bang, crash etc.
6-Anaphora- Another word for repetition.
7-Tripling- Three adjectives in a row.
8- Metaphor- A direct comparison using is or are.
9- Simile- An indirect comparison using like or as.
10- Caesura- A break in a line of poetry- either a comma or a full stop.
11-Enjambment- Misplaced punctuation in a poem (no full stops at the end of the line.)
12 Oxymoron- Opposites ( Living dead.)
13- Hyperbole- Exaggeration.
                    

7. English Literature paper 2…
Formula to success:
Learn your language devices/ poet’s methods:
14-Symbolism- When an object is a symbol for something ( heart= love.)
15-Stanza- A paragraph in a poem.
16-Double entendre- Double meaning.
17- Assonance – The repetition of vowels, but with different consonants.
18- Personification- Giving an inanimate object a human quality.
19- Rhyme scheme- The rhyming pattern in a poem.
20- Iambic pentameter- 10 syllables in a line, every second syllable is stressed.
21- Verb- A doing word.
22- Adverb- A word to describe the verb.
23- Noun- A naming word.
24 -Adjective- A describing word.
25- Volta- A change in tone.