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8 marksThematic Analysis and Comparative Evaluation of Poems

CSEC English B · May/June 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 5(a)

Based on the poems 'West Indies, USA' and 'A Stone's Throw' from A World of Poetry for CSEC, considering the prompt that the speaker experiences discrimination.

For EACH poem, describe the discrimination experienced.

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  1. 5(b)For EACH poem, discuss how the discrimination affects the speaker.[8 marks]
  2. 5(c)For EACH poem, examine ONE device the poet uses to explore the theme of discrimination.[9 marks]

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