Paper 1, Section B: Pearson Edexcel Poetry Anthology Overview (Edexcel IGCSE English Literature): Revision Note

Paper 1, Section B: Pearson Edexcel Poetry Anthology Overview

Edexcel International GCSE English Literature (4ET1) has a compulsory exam paper, Paper 1 (4ET1/01, or 4ET1/01R for the Regional paper), plus a choice of either Paper 2 (an exam) or Paper 3 (coursework). All of your exam papers must be taken at the end of your course of study.

In your Paper 1 exam, Section B requires you to write one 30-mark essay (from a choice of two questions). In either question, you will compare two poems from Part 3 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology. 

You must complete Paper 1. There are three sections in this exam paper:

In Section B, you will be expected to apply your knowledge of poetic form, content and meaning to compare two poems from the Poetry Anthology. You must:

• demonstrate understanding of how writers create literary effects using, for example, imagery, descriptive skills, language choice, tone and mood, structure and form

• understand and use appropriate literary terminology

• make comparisons between poems, including use of language, structure and form

• identify and use relevant examples from poems

Find out more about how to answer the Poetry Anthology comparison question here.