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AQA Anthology of love poetry: pre-1900 (AS): AQA A‑Level English Literature A questions

Every AQA A-Level English Literature A exam question on AQA Anthology of love poetry: pre-1900 (AS), 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q05

    June 2025 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2025 AS Paper 1, question 05: AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that in Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae, Dowson presents love as more of a s
  2. Q05

    June 2024 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2024 AS Paper 1, question 05: AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that the speaker in At an Inn associates love only with pain and sadness.
  3. Q05

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 05: AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that in Who so list to hount I knowe where is an hynde, Wyatt’s speaker is more interest
  4. Q05

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 05: AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that the speaker in Burns’ Song (Ae fond kiss) can find no consolation now that his love
  5. Q05

    November 2020 · AS Paper 1

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    November 2020 AS Paper 1, question 05: AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that in Sonnet 116 Shakespeare presents love as an ideal, totally lacking in romance or
All 5 questions on AQA Anthology of love poetry: pre-1900 (AS), as a list
  1. June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q05 (25 marks): AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that in Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae, Dowson presents love as more of a s
  2. June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q05 (25 marks): AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that the speaker in At an Inn associates love only with pain and sadness.
  3. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q05 (25 marks): AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that in Who so list to hount I knowe where is an hynde, Wyatt’s speaker is more interest
  4. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q05 (25 marks): AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that the speaker in Burns’ Song (Ae fond kiss) can find no consolation now that his love
  5. November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q05 (25 marks): AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages pre-1900 Examine the view that in Sonnet 116 Shakespeare presents love as an ideal, totally lacking in romance or

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