The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Marks Essay Example
JANUARY 2011
SECTION A
Answer one question from this section. You must answer both parts of the question.
You are advised to spend one hour on this section.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1. Write about the ways Coleridge tells the story in Part 5 of ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. (21 marks)
And
“ ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is simply a tale of crime and punishment.”
How do you respond to this view? (21 marks)
Lamia, The Eve of St Agnes, La Belle Dame Sans Merci – John Keats 2. How does Keats tell the story in stanzas 36 – 42 of ‘The Eve of St Agnes’?
(21 marks) and Readers have responded differently to being told that the story happened ‘long ago’.
How do you respond? (21 marks)
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald 3. Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in Chapter 8. (21 marks) and How far do you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? (21 marks
SECTION B
Answer one question from this section. You must not answer on the text used in Section A.
You are advised to spend one hour on this section.
Either
Write about the significance of the ways the three writers you have studied have structured their narratives. (42 marks) or Write about the significance of the ways the three writers you have studied have used places in their narratives. (42 marks)
JUNE 2011
SECTION A
Answer one question from this section. You must answer both parts of the question.
You are advised to spend one hour on this section.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1. Write about the ways Coleridge tells the story in Part 6 of the poem. (21 marks)
AND
How do you respond to the view that ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is “so mystifying, it simply befuddles and confuses the reader”? (21 marks)
Lamia, The Eve of St Agnes, La Belle Dame Sans Merci – John Keats 2. How does Keats tell the story in stanzas 1 – 8
SECTION A
Answer one question from this section. You must answer both parts of the question.
You are advised to spend one hour on this section.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1. Write about the ways Coleridge tells the story in Part 5 of ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’. (21 marks)
And
“ ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is simply a tale of crime and punishment.”
How do you respond to this view? (21 marks)
Lamia, The Eve of St Agnes, La Belle Dame Sans Merci – John Keats 2. How does Keats tell the story in stanzas 36 – 42 of ‘The Eve of St Agnes’?
(21 marks) and Readers have responded differently to being told that the story happened ‘long ago’.
How do you respond? (21 marks)
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald 3. Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in Chapter 8. (21 marks) and How far do you agree with Nick’s view that Gatsby is “worth the whole damn bunch put together”? (21 marks
SECTION B
Answer one question from this section. You must not answer on the text used in Section A.
You are advised to spend one hour on this section.
Either
Write about the significance of the ways the three writers you have studied have structured their narratives. (42 marks) or Write about the significance of the ways the three writers you have studied have used places in their narratives. (42 marks)
JUNE 2011
SECTION A
Answer one question from this section. You must answer both parts of the question.
You are advised to spend one hour on this section.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1. Write about the ways Coleridge tells the story in Part 6 of the poem. (21 marks)
AND
How do you respond to the view that ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is “so mystifying, it simply befuddles and confuses the reader”? (21 marks)
Lamia, The Eve of St Agnes, La Belle Dame Sans Merci – John Keats 2. How does Keats tell the story in stanzas 1 – 8