plumiPhilip Larkin and Carol Ann Duffy: Eduqas A‑Level English Literature questions
Every Eduqas A-Level English Literature exam question on Philip Larkin and Carol Ann Duffy, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Philip Larkin and Carol Ann Duffy, as a list
- June 2025, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): “Effective poems often have the power to capture a range of contradictory emotions.” In the light of this comment, and with close reference to relevant contexts
- June 2025, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): “In the seemingly minor details of domestic life, both poets discover profound truths.” In the light of this comment, and with reference to relevant contexts, e
- June 2024, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): “We find so often in poetry that it is the observation of apparently trivial detail which is most moving and evocative.” In the light of this comment and with c
- June 2024, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): Some readers believe that the essential difference between Larkin’s and Duffy’s poetry lies in their attitudes towards human relationships. In the light of this
- June 2023, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): “Exploration of the past shapes our understanding of the present.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contexts, examine connectio
- June 2023, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): “Rigorously honest but lacking compassion.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contexts, examine connections between the ways in
- June 2022, Component 1, Q15 (60 marks): “While both poets seem preoccupied by relationships, neither seems to believe in love.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contex
- June 2022, Component 1, Q16 (60 marks): “So many of the poems feature those who seem to have been either betrayed or let down.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contex
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): Some readers have found that while both Larkin and Duffy write in a period of increasing material prosperity, both “share a preoccupation with failure and lost
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): With close reference to relevant contexts, how far would you agree that Larkin’s and Duffy’s poetry is alike in that “personal lives are presented as tests of e
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): “In so much of Larkin’s poetry, there is a detachment which borders on contempt for ordinary lives.” In the light of this comment, explore connections between t
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): “Poetry should surprise and shock us into a fresh way of seeing the world.” In the light of this comment, examine connections between the ways in which Larkin a
- June 2019, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): “For better or for worse, things change.” In the light of this comment, examine connections between the ways in which Larkin and Duffy present ideas about chang
- June 2019, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): “For both poets, relationships seem to be exclusively about pain rather than pleasure or fulfilment.” Explore connections between the ways in which Larkin and D
- June 2018, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): “The ambitious poet finds ways of transforming popular culture into great poetry.” In the light of this statement, explore connections between the ways in which
- June 2018, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): “Unhappiness seems to be the defining characteristic of the modern age.” In the light of this comment, what connections have you found between the ways in which
- June 2017, Component 1, Q12 (60 marks): “There seems to be little affection for the rest of humanity.” In the light of this comment on their poetry, what connections have you found between the ways in
- June 2017, Component 1, Q13 (60 marks): How far would you agree that both poets are fascinated by the passage of time? In your response, explore connections between the ways in which Larkin and Duffy
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