Compare the ways in which the realities of love are shown in “In Paris With You” and one other poem.

Mark Scheme What does this mean? Approx. Marks out of 30? 9 A** 28+ 8 27 7 A 24 6 B 21 5 C 18 4 D 15 3 E 12 2 F 1 G In Folder- Poetry Mark Scheme is on pages 36-38

Comparing ”In Paris with You” and… Poem Its message on the realities of love Hour Quickdraw Ghazal Sonnet 116 Sonnet 43 To His Coy Mistress

Similarity/Difference “In Paris with You” Evidence Compare the ways in which the realities of love are shown in “In Paris With You” and one other poem. Similarity/Difference “In Paris with You” Evidence Explanation “Hour” Evidence  Similarity: In both poems, the speaker states that in reality, love in not about places or things, but about being together. “Do you mind if we do not go to the Louvre/ If we say sod off to sodding Notre Dame,/ If we skip the Champs Elysées”  In the first poem, the speaker asks his partner’s permission to skip the well-known tourist attraction in Paris, so they could spend time together. In the second poem, the speaker states that no artificial light, whether that of a rich chandelier or theatrical spotlight, could light their partner up with excitement and joy than when they are together. “no chandelier or spotlight see you better lit/ than here.”

Comparative Essay Introduction 2 x Blended PEELA paragraphs The poems and poets discussed in the essay What similarities or differences will be discussed (in general) 2 x Blended PEELA paragraphs P = [The poet] uses [technique] to show the reality of love to be… Evidence Ex = What are the literal and figurative meaning of the evidence? What kind of reality of love do they show? L = How does the technique contribute to the meaning of the poem? What words stand out in the evidence, and what do they connote? A = What message is the poet relaying to the reader? How successful are they?