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Every Eduqas A-Level English Literature exam question on Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems, as a list
- June 2025, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read ‘De Profundis’ on page 153. Examine the ways in which Rossetti presents intense feelings in this poem.
- June 2025, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): How far would you agree with the view that “Rossetti’s poetry has little appeal to a non-religious reader”? In the course of your writing, you must make close r
- June 2024, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read ‘Remember’ on page 16. Analyse Rossetti’s presentation of loss in these lines.
- June 2024, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): “The inevitability of death held no fears for Rossetti.” In the light of this comment and with close reference to relevant contexts, examine Rossetti’s presenta
- June 2023, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read ‘Sweet Death’ on page 14. Analyse Rossetti’s use of imagery in this poem.
- June 2023, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): “Her deeply spiritual perspective is often achieved through a sensitive engagement with the physical world.” With close reference to relevant contexts, show how
- June 2022, Component 1, Q6(i) (20 marks): Re-read ‘AUTUMN VIOLETS.’ on page 132. Examine the ways in which Rossetti makes use of the natural world in this poem.
- June 2022, Component 1, Q6(ii) (40 marks): “Rossetti’s greatest strength as a poet is her ability to make strong feelings both vivid and accessible.” With close reference to relevant contexts, examine th
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read ‘THE KEY-NOTE.’ on page 152. Analyse the ways in which Rossetti creates mood and atmosphere in this poem.
- Autumn 2021, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): “Her poetry reflects a yearning for spiritual perfection in a world that is very far from perfect.” With close reference to relevant contexts, show how far you
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read “NO, THANK YOU, JOHN” on pages 83-84. Analyse the ways in which Rossetti presents the speaker’s feelings in this poem.
- Autumn 2020, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): “Many of the poems lack warmth and tend more towards moral judgement than sympathy.” How far would you agree with this view of Rossetti’s poetry?
- June 2019, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read ‘The Greatest of these is Charity’ on page 187. Analyse the ways in which Rossetti presents a range of emotions in this poem.
- June 2019, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): Examine the view that “as a devoted Christian, Rossetti’s primary intention in her poetry is to instruct or persuade her readers”.
- June 2018, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read An Apple Gathering on pages 53-54. Examine Rossetti’s poetic techniques in this poem.
- June 2018, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): “In some ways, it is Rossetti’s imagination which frees her from the restrictions of life as a Victorian woman.” In the light of this comment, discuss the ways
- June 2017, Component 1, Q5(i) (20 marks): Re-read Whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive on page 50. Analyse the ways in which Rossetti creates the mood of this poem.
- June 2017, Component 1, Q5(ii) (40 marks): “A rigid and conventional morality is at the heart of her work.” Examine this view of Rossetti’s poetry.
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