Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Edexcel GCE English Literature Advanced Subsidiary Unit 1: Explorations in Prose and Poetry Monday 18 January 2010 – Afternoon Paper Reference Time: 2 hours 15 minutes 6ET01/01 You must have: Total Marks Source Booklet Set texts (clean copies only) Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. • You must answer three questions, one from Section A, one from Section B and one from Section C. • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Information • The total mark for this paper is 100. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. • Quality of written communication will be taken into account in the marking of your answers. Quality of written communication includes clarity of expression, the structure and presentation of ideas and grammar, punctuation and spelling. Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. • Keep an eye on the time. • Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over N35787A *N35787A0128* ©2010 Edexcel Limited. 1/1/1/1/1/ BLANK PAGE 2 *N35787A0228* Answer ONE question from each section. SECTION A: UNSEEN POETRY OR PROSE Answer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2 from Section A. If you answer Question 1 put a cross in this box . Answer all parts of the question. 1 Poetry: Read Text A on page 2 of the Source Booklet and answer the following questions. There are a number of k ey features that we bear in mind when we consider poetry. (a) Language choice is often considered to be an important feature in poetry. Discuss the use and effect of language choice in this poem. 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Using two examples from the poem, explore this poet’s use of voice. 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(c) In poetry, themes are explored in different ways. Using your knowledge of poetry, discuss what strikes you as being the important theme or themes in this poem and the ways in which they are developed. 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