AQA GCSE English Literature Exams - 20th and 23rd May 2013 *OFFICAL THREAD*

To compare, do you evaluate which poem is most successful in conveying the theme to the reader?

So for the AQA Conflict Cluster, we are all pretty sure it will either be

Out of the Blue
The Yellow Palm
Come on, Come back
Hawk Roosting

Does anyone have a little suggestion on what I could compare Out of the Blue, or Hawk Roosting with? I am struggling also with how to construct my essay, my teacher taught me to do:

Intro-brief answer of question and short explanation of each poem
Para 1- Talk about 1st poem and relate to question using quotes
Para 2- Talk about 2nd poem and relate to question using quotes
Para 3- Compare similarities between poems using structure, language features
Para 4- Compare differences between poems using structure, language features
Conclude-breif overview of points and meanings of both poems

Does this sound like a good structure to get an A/B? (Hopefully A)

Thanks!
Good luck everyone I wish you all do as you deserve to

I'm doing Moon on the tides, Character and voice
Does anyone have any tips on how to do notes on these poems that won't take up like a side of A4

Also, can someone please give me ANY tips on unseen poetry
My class has had an absolute nightmare with teachers and we've only had half a lesson on it
anything will be appreciated!!

Well, Neighbours, Hard water, London, Below the Green Corrie, Wind and Storm in the Black Forest have all come up before!
I predict it will be Price we pay for the sun or The Blackbird of Glanmore (well, I hope it's them!)


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Hi I'm doing the Place cluster.
To get an A* btw you need to contextualise it to the time it was written i.e romantics, post modern
Structure is:
Common theme of the poems
mood and tones
language form and structure
effect on the reader!

For the relationship cluster you only have to study Ghazal, Sonnet 116 (which I think will surely come up), To His Coy Mistress and Born Yesterday. I suggest you also study other poems to compare with these

Really pleased that Ruined Maid is definitley not coming up as named poem in character and voice, hoping its les grands seigneurs or river God

Precisely my thoughts

how do you know these wont come up????

Really pleased that Ruined Maid is definitley not coming up as named poem in character and voice, hoping its les grands seigneurs or river God

AQA publishes a list of poems that won't be asked in either tier: Poems that won't be asked in the FOUNDATION TIER : Medusa, Les Grands Seigneurs, Case History: Alison Poems that won't be asked in the HIGHER TIER: Give, Brendon Gallagher, The Ruined Maid. I got this off Mr Bruff's video on Youtube

Could you send me this video?


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjObjRSpFMw This should be the link, but I'm not one for technology

Hi can you list some points comparing Ghazal and To His Coy Mistress for me please! (you dont know how much this would help me for last minute revision)!

That's what I was worried about!!! I'm gonna risk it because I cba to look at the other poems these 4 are pretty guaranteed. For the modern texts I just focused on Eric for AIC hoped no one else would come up and it worked it my favour Could you give me some points for Ghazal vs. To His Coy Mistress/Born Yesterday vs. Hour that would be a great help

It is! Thanks )
What cluster are you doing?


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