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Jane Eyre and Robert Browning AS Level English May 2014 question predictions?

I'm not saying i'm not going to revise everything I need to, just wanted to see what other students think might come up in May :biggrin:
Reply 1
Having looked at past paper questions etc for Jane Eyre - a few key themes havnt appeared... im especially preparing for religion, social class/gender equality or inequality, treatment of children, search for identity or book of coincidences.
Hope this is helpful - questions in the past have included love, janes emotions effect the setting, jane and rochester = master and pupil, and a sensational effects question.

Im hoping for a religion based question personally as i feel there is alot to speak about. Good luck!
Reply 2
Original post by Llamass
I'm not saying i'm not going to revise everything I need to, just wanted to see what other students think might come up in May :biggrin:


I' resitting this paper and doing both Jane Eyre and Browning, for JE I expect more accessible questions than last year, last year majority went for 'hunger rebellion and rage' if I remember rightly. Browning I think will be a shorter poem this time as it was a fairly lengthy poem compared to the likes of Yates. With Both Jane Eyre and Browning being new to the spec its hard to predict, however, Browning has done poems with a religious focus, a focus on love, and a focus on society. Last year I predicted Dubiety as none of the later poems have come up yet. I still think Dubiety is a possibly this year as its shorter and later on. Alternatively, a political poem has not been done yet really, therefore, Apparent failure or Lost Leader are both strong contenders.
Sorry I can't help more, good luck on Friday
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Original post by cjbaines
I' resitting this paper and doing both Jane Eyre and Browning, for JE I expect more accessible questions than last year, last year majority went for 'hunger rebellion and rage' if I remember rightly. Browning I think will be a shorter poem this time as it was a fairly lengthy poem compared to the likes of Yates. With Both Jane Eyre and Browning being new to the spec its hard to predict, however, Browning has done poems with a religious focus, a focus on love, and a focus on society. Last year I predicted Dubiety as none of the later poems have come up yet. I still think Dubiety is a possibly this year as its shorter and later on. Alternatively, a political poem has not been done yet really, therefore, Apparent failure or Lost Leader are both strong contenders.
Sorry I can't help more, good luck on Friday


Do you not think a longer poem such as Pictor Ignotus will come up then? And by accessible do you know what kind of themes you think may possibly come up? Like love, religion.. Etc


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Reply 4
Pictor ignores is another with religious focus so whilst it is a definite possibility, I think they'll be looking to go for a different theme e.g death or politics. For JE I think either the theme/focus will be clearly presented e.g not much thinking needed, or more likely a question that allows you to write about whatever you want e.g brontë's narrative methods
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Original post by cjbaines
Pictor ignores is another with religious focus so whilst it is a definite possibility, I think they'll be looking to go for a different theme e.g death or politics. For JE I think either the theme/focus will be clearly presented e.g not much thinking needed, or more likely a question that allows you to write about whatever you want e.g brontë's narrative methods


If the theme was on independence, social conventions or equality what categories/paragraphs will you have and what would you discuss in each one? Im normally okay with this but I'm finding it difficult today to think of paragraphs I could write about. I can think of things but I don't think they will be enough to expand and write an essay


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Original post by Llamass
If the theme was on independence, social conventions or equality what categories/paragraphs will you have and what would you discuss in each one? Im normally okay with this but I'm finding it difficult today to think of paragraphs I could write about. I can think of things but I don't think they will be enough to expand and write an essay

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Sorry, didn't see this until after the exam, both predictions were right though, a later poem and general themes in the novel (that I found hard though)
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Original post by cjbaines
Sorry, didn't see this until after the exam, both predictions were right though, a later poem and general themes in the novel (that I found hard though)


I was happy about Lost Leader, I forgot to mention a few things though and wrote something wrong. Jane Eyre was ok but I think I was very sloppy in writing my essays, very repetitive but I threw in as many quotes and critics as I could. Hopefully it went ok :P


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