IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — October–November 2023, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 1 (from Part 4)

Read the poem 'On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book' by Charles Tennyson Turner, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Turner strikingly convey the…

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Question 2 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 1 (from Part 4)

Explore the ways in which Stevenson makes 'The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument' such a fascinating poem. (The poem by Anne Stevenson is printed on the paper.)

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Question 3 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (from Part 4)

Read the passage 'from An Essay on Criticism' by Alexander Pope, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Pope vividly convey his thoughts and feelings in this poem?

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Question 4 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (from Part 4)

In what ways does Browning make 'Love in a Life' such a memorable poem? (The poem by Robert Browning is printed on the paper.)

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Question 5 · 25 marks · Ted Hughes: from New Selected Poems

Read the poem 'Roe-Deer' by Ted Hughes, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Hughes memorably convey his experience of seeing the roe-deer?

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Question 6 · 25 marks · Ted Hughes: from New Selected Poems

In what ways does Hughes movingly convey strong emotions in 'Anniversary'? (The poem is printed on the paper; lines removed here for copyright.)

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Question 7 · 25 marks · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Purple Hibiscus

Read the printed passage from Purple Hibiscus, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Adichie make this such a memorable moment in the novel?

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Question 8 · 25 marks · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Purple Hibiscus

Explore the ways in which Adichie makes you feel sorry for Jaja.

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Question 9 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Read the printed passage from Great Expectations (from Chapter 58), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Dickens vividly convey Pip's thoughts and feelings at…

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Question 10 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

In what ways does Dickens memorably portray Herbert Pocket's friendship with Pip?

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

Read the printed passage from Rebecca (from Chapter 6), and then answer the question that follows it: How does du Maurier make this such a memorable moment in the novel?

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

In what ways does du Maurier make Manderley such a fascinating setting?

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Question 13 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

Read the printed passage from Washington Square (from Chapter 10), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does James vividly portray Morris at this moment in…

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Question 14 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

Explore how James strikingly portrays Mrs Penniman's relationship with Catherine.

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Question 15 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Read the printed passage from The Namesake (from Chapter 6), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Lahiri vividly portray Gogol/Nikhil at this moment in…

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Question 16 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Explore the ways in which Lahiri makes Moushumi such a striking character.

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Question 17 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Read the printed passage from Picnic at Hanging Rock (from Chapter 1), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Lindsay make this a revealing and…

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Question 18 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

How does Lindsay strikingly portray Irma's relationship with Mike?

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Question 19 · 25 marks · Yann Martel: Life of Pi

Read the printed passage from Life of Pi (from Chapter 37), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Martel make this such an entertaining moment in the…

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Question 20 · 25 marks · Yann Martel: Life of Pi

Explore how Martel strikingly depicts Pi's experiences on the meerkat island.

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Question 21 · 25 marks · from Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

Read the printed passage from 'Thank You M'am' by Langston Hughes, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Hughes make this such an entertaining opening to the…

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Question 22 · 25 marks · from Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

Explore the ways in which Afolabi portrays the marriage of Mr and Mrs Mahmood in 'Mrs Mahmood'.

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