I’ve broken down key parts of the poem to help you understand and interpret its themes, language, and structure. Each section comes with analysis to give you a clearer picture of how to approach your essay writing. This resource is designed to help you grasp the nuances of the poem and craft well-supported arguments for your exams.

Mark: 57/60 An A star essay comparing Larkin and Duffy’s poetry from their collections The Whitsun Weddings and Mean Time on the topic of whether distress is found rather than celebration in family relationships. Exploring connections between their presentations. Careful and thorough analysis. Poems used are: Dockery and Son and Reference Back for Larkin and Litany and Before you were mine for Duffy.

Model essay exploring the theme of war in Edward Thomas and Alun Lewis poetry. I examine and compare the poem Rain with All Day it Has Rained, and A Private with The Dancer. This essay earned 80/80 marks and I went on to achieve full UMS and A* in my English exams. The document includes a mark scheme, my plan and full answer, and my teacher's comments. For the comparison question in the AS-level English Lit WJEC exam, Unit 2: Poetry post-1900.

Full Question: "Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind". In light of this view, explore connections between the ways Thomas and Lewis write about the passing of time. You must analyse in detail at least two poems from each of your set texts and give careful consideration to relevant contexts. This is a model answer for the Thomas and Lewis comparison question in WJEC AS-level English Lit Unit 2: poetry post-1900. Document includes two practice questions, mark scheme, my plan and...

An essay examining Alun Lewis' and Edward Thomas' presentation of love in their respective times. The essay earned 80/80 marks. This document includes my full answer, my plan, a mark scheme and my teacher's comments. The poems I compare are The Sun Used To Shine and Ways, and No-one So Much As You with Post-Script: For Gweno. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams. A model answer for the comparison essay in the AS-level poetry post-1900 exam.

Analysing 2 poems from each set text and considering context, this essay discusses the relationships between people and place in Thomas and Lewis poetry. It earned 74/80 marks. The document also contains a mark scheme and my teacher's feedback. The poems I particularly analyse are The Rhondda in comparison with Adlestrop and The Defeated: For Wales in comparison with The Manor Farm. (Idealised England and beautiful nature vs industrial Wales and unglamorous communities.) I went on to achiev...

Model answer for the Post-1900 poetry question on Edward Thomas' 'The Owl'. Achieved 38 marks out of 40. Document contains the full answer, my annotated copies of the poem, and my teacher's mark scheme and feedback. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams. Interprets 'The Owl' in relation to context about feelings of guilt Thomas may have experienced before he signed up to join the army during WW1.

35/40 model answer for the poem analysis question in Unit 2: Post-1900 Poetry (English Lit WJEC AS-level). About Alun Lewis' poem 'Destruction' and how it presents the destruction of Welsh countryside and the destruction of the speaker's relationship with a loved one he has been separated from. Includes a mark scheme and feedback from my teacher. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

My actual exam script which has been released to be used as an exemplar. Includes a 38/40 analysis of Corfe Castle by Alun Lewis and a 68/80 comparison question on the theme of loss in Edward Thomas' and Alun Lewis' poems (I discuss A Private, The Dancer, The Sun Used To Shine, and Ways). 2022 past paper. This paper earned me an A in AS-level English Lit (the highest grade) with full UMS. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English A-level exams.