English Literature · AQA 8702 · Paper 2

Modern texts and poetry

Modern text essay, anthology poetry comparison and one unseen poetry pair.

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Section A: Modern texts

34 marks

One essay question from a choice of two on your studied modern prose or drama text.

1One question (30 marks + 4 marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar)Practise

Section B: Poetry

30 marks

One comparison of a named anthology poem with one of your choice from the same cluster.

1One comparison question (30 marks)Practise

Section C: Unseen poetry

32 marks

Two unseen poems.

1Q1 (24 marks) — analyse one unseen poemPractise
2Q2 (8 marks) — compare it with a second unseen poemPractise

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