EdExcel English Lit Poetry

GCSE ENGLISH LIT
POETRY
CLASHES AND
COLLISIONS

The Exam Structure
You will answer two questions on poetry.
The exam will last one hour and forty-five minutes and is worth 25% of your total GCSE.
The exam is divided into two sections:

Section A: Unseen Poetry
• You will be presented with a poem you have not studied.
• You read through the poem and answer the questions set.
This section is worth 20 MARKS

Section B: Anthology Poems
• You will answer 1 question in 2 parts.
• Each part is worth 15 MARKS
• This section is worth 30 MARKS

• In part (a) you will be asked a question about a named poem from the anthology collection you have studied.
• In part (b) you will answer one question from a choice of two in which you will be expected to link/compare two poems.

GCSE POETRY:
Section B
CLASHES AND
COLLISIONS

Foundation Tier Mark Scheme Section B: Anthology Poems:

Part (a) questions
Band

1

Mark
AO2: Explain how language, structure and form contribute to writer’s presentation of ideas, themes and settings
1-3

• Little explanation of how the writer conveys his thoughts & feelings.
• Little relevant connection made between the presentation of thoughts & feelings and the language used.
• Little relevant textual reference to support response.

• Limited explanation of how the writer conveys his thoughts & feelings to create effect.
2

4-6

• Limited relevant connection made between the presentation of thoughts & feelings and the language used.
• Limited relevant textual reference to support response.

• Some explanation of how the writer conveys his thoughts & feelings to create effect.
3

7-9

• Some relevant connection made between the presentation of thoughts & feelings and the presentation of ideas.
• Occasional relevant textual reference to support response.

• Generally sound explanation of how the writer conveys his thoughts & feelings to
4

10-12

create effect.
• Generally sound relevant connection made between his thoughts & feelings and the
presentation