CSEC English B · May/June 2019 · Paper 2 · Question 4

Section B – Poetry: Based on two chosen poems from the prescribed list focusing on the desire to escape from circumstances.

Write an essay focusing on the desire to escape from one's circumstances in two poems from the prescribed list. For each poem, describe the situation from which the speaker desires to escape. Discuss the conclusion one speaker arrives at concerning the situation, and examine one poetic device each poet uses to explore the desire to escape.