Relationships (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Exam Questions

Re-read Neutral Tones. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how disappointment is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read Sonnet 43. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how devotion is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read 1st Date – She and 1st Date – He. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how nervousness is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read Valentine. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how strong feelings are 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.

[20 marks]

Re-read Love’s Dog. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how contradictions in love are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read Nettles. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how anger is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read A Child to his Sick Grandfather. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how family relationships are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read She Walks in Beauty. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how admiration for another person is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read A Complaint. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how loss is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read My Last Duchess. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how memories are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read One Flesh. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how changes in relationships are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read i wanna be yours. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how emotions are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read The Manhunt. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how a relationship between two people is presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]

Re-read My Father Would Not Show Us. Choose one other poem from the Relationships anthology.

Refer to your own copy of the poem as you answer this question.

Compare how feelings about the loss of someone are presented in the two poems.

In your answer, you should consider the:

• poets’ use of language, form and structure

• influence of the contexts in which the poems were written.

[20 marks]