Analysing Literary Discourse · CSEC English A

45 past-paper questions on Analysing Literary Discourse, part of Module 2: Literary Discourse, from every CSEC English A paper on Quelpr.

1. 2(h)1 mark· CSEC English A · 2013 (Specimen) · Paper 2What metaphorical expression in paragraph 4 indicates that the conflict was eventually brought into the open?
2. 2(i)2 marks· CSEC English A · 2013 (Specimen) · Paper 2What does the writer use the word "regimentation" (line 19) to suggest?
3. 3(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · 2013 (Specimen) · Paper 2Why does the writer find the sound made by baked food as it is taken from the oven to be satisfying?
4. 3(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · 2013 (Specimen) · Paper 2Why does the writer use "exquisite" to describe torture (line 20)?
5. 2(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2011 · Paper 2What TWO things are contrasted in paragraphs 1 and 2?
6. 2(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2011 · Paper 2Identify ONE example of personification used in paragraph 2.
7. 2(g)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2011 · Paper 2What effect did the blanket have on the environment?
8. 2(c)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Explain what is ironic about the father's attitude towards his wife's 'partners' scheme.
9. 2(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Explain why the writer italicizes the word 'his' in paragraph 4.
10. 2(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Quote an expression used by the narrator that can be described as sarcasm.
11. 2(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2012 · Paper 2Explain what the narrator means by saying that her father is "so concerned about being coloured".
12. 2(c)(i)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2What figure of speech is used in the last 2 stanzas?
13. 2(c)(ii)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2Identify an example of simile used in the poem.
14. 2(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2013 · Paper 2Identify TWO expressions which show a contrast between the moon and the objects below.
15. 2(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2014 · Paper 2Name the literary device used in the expression 'homelessness was an epidemic' (line 15).
16. 2(b)(ii)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2014 · Paper 2Explain why the writer uses the expression 'homelessness was an epidemic'.
17. 2(e)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2014 · Paper 2Identify an example of sarcasm in paragraph 2.
18. 2(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2014 · Paper 2State the purpose of the last short sentence in the passage ('But one night, they did.').
19. 2(b)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2015 · Paper 2Identify TWO comparisons which are made in the first paragraph.
20. 2(f)(i)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2015 · Paper 2What is the purpose of the expression "Beyond the limits of the land..." (line 12)?
21. 2(f)(ii)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2015 · Paper 2Identify ONE other phrase in the passage which has the same purpose.
22. 2(c)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2016 · Paper 2Name the literary device which the poet uses MOST in stanza 1 and quote ONE example from the stanza to support your answer.
23. 2(h)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2016 · Paper 2Identify the device used in "The sun a sheet of gold" (line 11).
24. 2(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Identify the literary device used in the phrase "Like a sack left on the shelf" (line 2).
25. 2(c)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2Identify TWO aspects of the speaker's personality that are revealed in stanza 2.
26. 2(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · January 2017 · Paper 2State TWO intentions of the speaker in the poem.
27. 2(d)3 marks· CSEC English A · January 2018 · Paper 2Explain why the names of the following characters are appropriate: - Captain - Bird Man - Express
28. 2(f)4 marks· CSEC English A · January 2018 · Paper 2State TWO senses to which the writer appeals in paragraph 2 and give ONE example of EACH use of the sense.
29. 2(g)1 mark· CSEC English A · January 2018 · Paper 2What literary device is used in the expression "her thoughts were already running away from her" (lines 18-19)?
30. 2(d)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Apart from short sentences, identify the literary technique used in paragraph 2 to show that Imamu is reflecting on his experiences.
31. 2(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2012 · Paper 2Explain why Imamu asks himself several questions and mentally replays the dinner scene.
32. 2(d)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Explain the effect achieved by the poet's description of the scene in lines 6 to 8.
33. 2(e)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Explain what lines 7 and 8 show about the crows' attitude.
34. 2(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2013 · Paper 2Explain why the poet uses the word 'But' in line 9.
35. 2(b)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2Why can the visit of "Hard Life" be viewed as ironic?
36. 2(c)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What is the writer's purpose in the first paragraph?
37. 2(f)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What effect does the writer achieve by linking the conductresses with the angels?
38. 2(g)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2014 · Paper 2What word could BEST describe the mother's character, based on her actions in paragraph 3?
39. 2(f)(i)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2015 · Paper 2Explain the effect of the writer’s use of repetition in “Around and around, and around and around” (line 11) and “faster, faster, faster” (line 12).
40. 2(d)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2016 · Paper 2What causes the feeling or emotion that is conveyed through the expression, "touch the deep-stirred heart with hands of gold" (line 6)?
41. 2(e)1 mark· CSEC English A · May/June 2016 · Paper 2What word does the poet use to show the reader a contrast in those things that affected the character?
42. 2(g)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2016 · Paper 2Quote TWO words that show the character's attitude towards the castaways.
43. 3(h)2 marks· CSEC English A · May/June 2016 · Paper 2What effect does the writer achieve by using the phrase "marched in" (line 22)?
44. 2(b)(i)1 mark· CSEC English A · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Identify ONE literary device used between lines 1 and 5.
45. 2(b)(ii)1 mark· CSEC English A · May/June 2017 · Paper 2Quote the words for the device chosen in (b)(i).