Quelpr
3 marksUnderstanding Literary Discourse

CSEC English A · May/June 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 2(f)

The speaker's journey is described in three parts. Identify these parts by giving the appropriate line numbers for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

The mark scheme is shown once you've answered.

Practise this question

Other parts of this question

  1. 2(a)(i)What does the speaker mean by the word "narrowing" in line 1?[2 marks]
  2. 2(a)(ii)Why is the island described as "narrowing"?[2 marks]
  3. 2(b)(i)Identify ONE literary device used between lines 1 and 5.[1 mark]
  4. 2(b)(ii)Quote the words for the device chosen in (b)(i).[1 mark]
  5. 2(c)What is the location from which the speaker describes the experience?[2 marks]
  6. 2(d)What is the last feature of the island the speaker notices?[2 marks]
  7. 2(e)What is meant by "until all that I love / Was lost in cloud" (lines 7–8)?[2 marks]

More practice: the rest of this paper · more Understanding Literary Discourse questions · all CSEC English A past papers