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Power and conflict: AQA GCSE English Literature questions

Every AQA GCSE English Literature exam question on Power and conflict, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q26

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 26: Compare how poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Exposure’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  2. Q26

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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    June 2024 Paper 2, question 26: Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by conflict in ‘Kamikaze’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  3. Q26

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 26: Compare how poets present the effects of power in ‘My Last Duchess’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  4. Q02

    June 2022 · Paper 1P

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    June 2022 Paper 1P, question 02: Compare how poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  5. Q02

    November 2021 · Paper 1P

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    November 2021 Paper 1P, question 02: Compare how poets present ideas about power and control in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  6. Q26

    November 2020 · Paper 2

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    November 2020 Paper 2, question 26: Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by difficult experiences in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
All 6 questions on Power and conflict, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q26 (30 marks): Compare how poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Exposure’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  2. June 2024, Paper 2, Q26 (30 marks): Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by conflict in ‘Kamikaze’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q26 (30 marks): Compare how poets present the effects of power in ‘My Last Duchess’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  4. June 2022, Paper 1P, Q02 (30 marks): Compare how poets present ideas about conflict in ‘Bayonet Charge’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  5. November 2021, Paper 1P, Q02 (30 marks): Compare how poets present ideas about power and control in ‘London’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.
  6. November 2020, Paper 2, Q26 (30 marks): Compare how poets present the ways people are affected by difficult experiences in ‘Remains’ and in one other poem from ‘Power and conflict’.

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