1. EDEXCELL GCSE English Literature Walking-Talking Mock Exam
Paper 2 – Section A (Poetry Anthology)
You should have:
An exam paper
Lined paper
AT LEAST one pen!
Different coloured
highlighters

2. Poetry Anthology
15 marksare awarded for AO2, analysis of language, structure and form; 5 marks are awarded for AO3, context. You have to COMPARE the texts throughout.

3. Section A – Anthology Poetry
You should spend around 35 minutes on this section.

4. Re-read Exposure. Choose one other poem from the Conflict anthology.
Compare how emotion is presented in the two poems.
In your answer you should consider the:
• poets’ use of language, form and structure
• the influence of the contexts in which the poems were written

5. Re-read Exposure. Choose one other poem from the Conflict anthology.
Compare how emotion is presented in the two poems.
In your answer you should consider the:
• poets’ use of language, form and structure
• the influence of the contexts in which the poems were written

6. Re-read Exposure. Choose one other poem from the Conflict anthology.
Compare how emotion is presented in the two poems.
In your answer you should consider the:
• poets’ use of language, form and structure
• the influence of the contexts in which the poems were written

7. Re-read Exposure. Choose one other poem from the Conflict anthology.
Compare how emotion is presented in the two poems.
In your answer you should consider the:
• poets’ use of language, form and structure
• the influence of the contexts in which the poems were written

8. Emotion Exposure “but nothing happens” “for love of God seems dying”
“worried by silence, sentries whisper, curious, nervous”
Repeated short statements at the end of every stanza shows desperation and despair…
Sibilance – emphasises fear. Silence emphasises people’s terror and the tension in the environment…
Emotion
CONTEXT:
Wilfred Owen was a soldier who died during the 1st World War. He writes from his own experiences of war.
“His frost”
“All their eyes are ice”
Narrative Voice – Owen is angry with God/war/government for causing the deaths of so many…

9. Emotion Tone/ Narrative Voice? CONTEXT Poem 2
Structure? Repetition? Opening? Closing?
Interesting imagery?
Emotion
Tone/ Narrative Voice?
CONTEXT

10. BIG PICTURE: what are both writers saying/ showing about emotion?

11. Paragraph structure CONTEXT, if relevant
BOTH poems… make a point about what they both do
Quotation and analysis from ‘Exposure’
Linking sentence…
Quotation and analysis from poem 2
CONTEXT, if relevant
Link back to question - EMOTION

12. BOTH poems explore feelings of anger.
In ‘Exposure,’ Owen’s frustration with war is clear because he repeatedly uses short statements at the end of each stanza, “but nothing happens” “for the love of God seems dying.” This acts as a desperate and angry conclusion to each stanza; he states that even God seems to have abandoned these young men to death and highlights the despair he must have felt during his time in such squalid conditions during the First World War.
Similarly, Blake uses repetition to explore feelings of anger in ‘The Poison Tree.’
The poem opens with statements which mirror each other, “I was angry with my friend (…) I was angry with my foe.” This repetition creates an almost nursery rhyme, sing-song rhythm, leading to a sinister juxtaposition; this is a nursery rhyme which ends in a brutal murder for which the perpetrator feels no guilt, “glad I see.” As a Romantic poet, Blake was fascinated by extremes of emotion; Blake’s poem uses repetition to create a sinister tone, whereas Owen’s illustrates his frustration and despair.
Both writers highlight the destructive nature of anger in the lives of people.

13. Write – 30 mins CONTEXT BOTH poems explore feelings of anger.
In ‘Exposure,’ Owen’s frustration with war is clear because he repeatedly uses short statements at the end of each stanza, “but nothing happens” “for the love of God seems dying.” This acts as a desperate and angry conclusion to each stanza; he states that even God seems to have abandoned these young men to death and highlights the despair he must have felt during his time in such squalid conditions during the First World War.
Similarly, Blake uses repetition to explore feelings of anger in ‘The Poison Tree.’
The poem opens with statements which mirror each other, “I was angry with my friend (…) I was angry with my foe.” This repetition creates an almost nursery rhyme, sing-song rhythm, leading to a sinister juxtaposition; this is a nursery rhyme which ends in a brutal murder for which the perpetrator feels no guilt, “glad I see.” As a Romantic poet, Blake was fascinated by extremes of emotion; Blake’s poem uses repetition to create a sinister tone, whereas Owen’s illustrates his frustration and despair.
Both writers highlight the destructive nature of anger in the lives of people.
Write – 30 mins
CONTEXT

14. Key words/ names spellings, capital letters, paragraphing!
5 mins – CHECK your SPAG!
Key words/ names spellings, capital letters, paragraphing!