IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — May–June 2024, Paper 11

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 4. Read this poem ('The City Planners' by Margaret Atwood), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Atwood convey such…

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 4. Explore the ways in which Hardy makes He Never Expected Much such a memorable poem.

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2: from Part 4. Read this poem ('Rooms' by Charlotte Mew), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Mew memorably depict rooms that she has…

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2: from Part 4. Explore the ways in which Shelley uses words and images to vivid effect in Stanzas Written in Dejection, Near Naples.

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. Read this poem ('Football at Slack'), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Hughes vividly convey the pleasure that…

TED HUGHES: from New Selected Poems. Explore the ways in which Hughes creates memorable impressions of his mother and her sister in Anniversary.

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: Purple Hibiscus. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Adichie make this such a vivid moment in the novel?

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE: Purple Hibiscus. Explore the ways in which Adichie movingly portrays the relationship between Kambili and Mama.

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in which Dickens makes this moment in the novel so moving.

CHARLES DICKENS: Great Expectations. In what ways does Dickens make Wemmick such an intriguing character?

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does du Maurier make this such a dramatic ending to the novel?

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: Rebecca. Explore the ways in which du Maurier vividly conveys the narrator's fear of Mrs Danvers.

JHUMPA LAHIRI: The Namesake. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lahiri make this such a powerful moment in the novel?

JHUMPA LAHIRI: The Namesake. Explore the ways in which Lahiri strikingly portrays Ashima.

JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Lindsay make this such a disturbing and revealing moment…

JOAN LINDSAY: Picnic at Hanging Rock. Explore the ways in which Lindsay creates such vivid impressions of Miranda.

YANN MARTEL: Life of Pi. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Martel powerfully depict this moment when Pi finally reaches land?

YANN MARTEL: Life of Pi. Explore the ways in which Martel vividly conveys Richard Parker's suffering.

H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Wells make this such a powerful moment in the novel?

H G WELLS: The War of the Worlds. Explore the ways in which Wells strikingly depicts how the Martians invade Earth.

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. Read the following extract from Sharmaji (by Anjana Appachana), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Appachana make this such…

from STORIES OF OURSELVES Volume 2. How does the writer make you feel sympathy for one of the following characters? - Mr Shi in A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (by Yiyun Li) -…