IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — October–November 2023, Paper 13

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

Read the poem 'He Never Expected Much' by Thomas Hardy, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Hardy strikingly convey the speaker's memories in this poem?

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

In what ways does Smith convey feelings of hope in 'Away, Melancholy'? (The poem by Stevie Smith is printed on the paper.)

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

Read the poem 'Rooms' by Charlotte Mew, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Mew use words and images to powerful effect in this poem?

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

Explore the ways in which Swinburne memorably conveys feelings of rejection in 'A Leave-Taking'. (The poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne is printed on the paper.)

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

Read the poem 'The Other' by Ted Hughes, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Hughes vividly convey jealousy in this poem?

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

In what ways does Hughes make 'Snowdrop' such a powerful poem? (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 disturbing moment in the novel?

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

Explore the ways in which Adichie vividly portrays the relationship between Amaka and Kambili.

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Question 9 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Read the printed passage from Great Expectations (from Chapter 53), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Dickens build tension at this moment in the novel?

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Question 10 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Explore how Dickens makes Estella such a memorable character.

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

Read the printed passage from Rebecca (from Chapter 4), and then answer the question that follows it: How does du Maurier strikingly portray the narrator and Maxim at this early…

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

Explore two moments in the novel which du Maurier makes particularly tense for you.

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Question 13 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

Read the printed passage from Washington Square (from Chapter 21), and then answer the question that follows it: How does James make this such an entertaining and significant…

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Question 14 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

To what extent does James suggest that Dr Sloper and Morris Townsend are similar?

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Question 15 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Read the printed passage from The Namesake (from Chapter 7), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Lahiri make this such a sad moment in the novel?

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Question 16 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Explore the ways in which Lahiri creates such memorable impressions of life in India.

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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 11), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lindsay make this such an entertaining moment in the…

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

Explore how Lindsay strikingly portrays life at Appleyard College.

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

Read the printed passage from Life of Pi (from Chapter 57), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in which Martel conveys the surprising relationship…

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

How does Martel vividly portray Pi's amazement at the natural world while he is at sea?

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

Read the printed passage from 'The Tower' by Marghanita Laski, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Laski make this such a terrifying moment in the story?

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

How does Gilman make the mother such an impressive character in 'The Widow's Might'?

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