English Literature Paper 3
Literature in English
Paper 3
A-Level TIME: 2 HOURS ……..…………………………………………………...
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES * Answer one question from section A and one from question from section B. * All questions in this paper carry equal marks. * You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
Section A: Poetry-SONGS OF OURSELVES
1. Either: (a) Compare ways in which poets treat the idea of friendship in two poems from your selection.
Or (b) Comment closely on the following poem, considering how its language and structure present the journey with death.
BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH
By Emily Dickinson
Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity – (25 marks)
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Paper 3
A-Level TIME: 2 HOURS ……..…………………………………………………...
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES * Answer one question from section A and one from question from section B. * All questions in this paper carry equal marks. * You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
Section A: Poetry-SONGS OF OURSELVES
1. Either: (a) Compare ways in which poets treat the idea of friendship in two poems from your selection.
Or (b) Comment closely on the following poem, considering how its language and structure present the journey with death.
BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH
By Emily Dickinson
Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity – (25 marks)
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