CAPE Literatures in English Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2

8 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 140 marksDiscuss the validity of the statement that dramatists manipulate audience sympathy primarily through the use of stage conventions, referencing one Shakespearean tragedy or romance and one work of Modern Drama.
2. 240 marksDiscuss the extent to which you agree that a great play should be radical in its manipulation of dramatic elements, with reference to one Shakespearean tragedy or romance and one work of Modern Drama.
3. 340 marksDiscuss the extent to which you agree that Senior's excessive use of the nature motif limits the reader's enjoyment of Gardening in the Tropics, referring to at least three poems from the collection.
4. 440 marksDiscuss the validity of the statement that Gardening in the Tropics is distinguished primarily by Senior's clever language and clear insight into Caribbean culture, referencing at least three poems.
5. 540 marksExamine the relevance to Martin Carter's Selected Poems of the assertion that creative crafting, rather than meditation on the human condition, determines great poetry, referring to at least three poems.
6. 640 marksDiscuss the validity of the statement that talented poets use their mastery of poetic techniques to critique, rather than celebrate society, with reference to at least three poems from Martin Carter's Selected Poems.
7. 740 marksDiscuss the validity of the statement that it is primarily through narrative point of view that the author exposes power relationships, with reference to one British, American, or Postcolonial work of fiction studied.
8. 840 marksDiscuss the extent to which you agree that preoccupation with the pursuit of the impossible is illuminated by a writer's narrative choices, with reference to one British, American, or Postcolonial work of fiction…