Component 1 : Section B: Pearson Edexcel Poetry Anthology Overview (Edexcel IGCSE English Literature)
Poetry Anthology: Component 1 Section B overview
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Component 1 : Section B: Pearson Edexcel Poetry Anthology Overview
Edexcel International GCSE in English Literature (4ET1/01) has a compulsory, examined component, Component 1, and a choice of an additional examined component or coursework option. All of your exam papers must be taken at the end of your course of study.
In your Component 1 exam, the exam question in Section B requires you to write a 30-mark essay question from a choice of two. In either question, you will compare two poems from Part 3 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology.
You must complete Component 1. There are three sections in this exam paper:
| Component 1: Poetry and Modern Prose (4ET1/01) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Externally assessed | 60% of the total International GCSE | |
| Section A | Unseen Poetry | - explore how writers create meaning and effects in a range of seen and unseen poetry |
| Section B | Anthology Poetry | - develop skills to compare a range of poetry from Part 3 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology |
| Section C | Modern prose | - explore how writers create meaning and effects in a range of modern prose texts |
In Section B, you will be expected to apply your knowledge of poetic form, content and meaning to compare two poems from the Poetry Anthology. You must:
- demonstrate understanding of how writers create literary effects using, for example, imagery, descriptive skills, language choice, tone and mood, structure and form
- understand and use appropriate literary terminology
- make comparisons between poems, including use of language, structure and form
- identify and use relevant examples from poems
Find out more about how to answer the Poetry Anthology comparison question here.
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