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Every Eduqas A-Level English Literature exam question on Thomas Hardy and T. S. Eliot, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Thomas Hardy and T. S. Eliot, as a list
- June 2025, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “We are fascinated by their ideas but rarely comforted by their poetry.” In the light of this view, and with close reference to relevant contexts, examine conne
- June 2025, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): Both poets have been accused of “…a kind of self-obsession which stands in the way of compassion for their fellow man”. In the light of this view, and with clos
- June 2024, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “They share a fundamentally pessimistic attitude to life.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contexts, examine connections betwe
- June 2024, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): “They appeal to us differently: Eliot to the mind and Hardy to the heart.” With close reference to relevant contexts, show how far you agree with this comment a
- June 2023, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “Above all else, poets understand the power and importance of detailed observation.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contexts,
- June 2023, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): “Both poets seem preoccupied by the challenges of change.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contexts, examine connections betwe
- June 2022, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): “In their presentations of human relationships, we find either distress or distaste rather than celebration.” In the light of this comment and with close refere
- June 2022, Component 1, Q8 (60 marks): “Life is neither coherent nor orderly and poetry provides an ideal way of exploring our untidy lives.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “In their poetry, both Hardy and Eliot appear to be overwhelmingly pessimistic about human nature.” With close reference to relevant contexts, explore connectio
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): “Poets are both keen observers and severe critics.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contexts, discuss connections between the
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “While Eliot remains an emotionally distant observer of human experience, Hardy seems more directly involved.” In making connections between the ways in which b
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): In examining connections between the ways in which Hardy and Eliot make use of locations, show how far you agree with the view that “mood and location are inext
- June 2019, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “A study of the past allows the poet a better understanding and appreciation of the present.” In the light of this comment, explore connections between the ways
- June 2019, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): “Religion seems almost a side issue but there is still a strong sense of the supernatural in both poets’ work.” In the light of this comment about the poetry of
- June 2018, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “Imagery of weather and seasons provides more than mood and atmosphere; it is often the key to meaning.” In the light of this comment, what connections have you
- June 2018, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): “So many of the voices and portraits are those of characters who are adrift in an uncaring world.” In the light of this comment, explore connections between the
- June 2017, Component 1, Q6 (60 marks): “So often poetry involves an expression of disappointment with the way things are.” In the light of this comment, explore connections between the ways in which
- June 2017, Component 1, Q7 (60 marks): “The use of different voices in poems allows the reader a richer insight into the poet’s world.” In the light of this comment, explore connections between the w
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