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INDEX: 1. Genre, themes & plot. 1 2. Style, setting, narration & characters 2 3. THE MONSTER 4 4. COWBOY 9 5. DRUDGE SCHOOL 12 6. READER 17 7. POSH TROUBLE 22 8. THE FESTIVAL 24 9. The Riot 26 10. THE EXPERIMENT 27 11. GRADUATION 29 12. THE PLAN 31 PART TWO 13. THE DRUDGES 33 14. THE PARTY 35 15. THE TRIAL 37 16. The trial is a mockery of justice 38 17 PORRIDGE 40 18. THE LABATORY 41 19. APPLE JUICE 44 20. DEATHBED CONFESSION 45 21. THE PROCEDURE 47 22. GOLDEN GOOSE 48 23...

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Colourful, complete poem analysis. Compiled by using previous test/ exam papers for 2025, and: Essay question In the poem ‘Prayer to Masks’, the poet/speaker addresses the masks before moving on to expand the message of the poem. Give a brief account of the way the speaker addresses the masks and how the message of the poem is highlighted. Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 250–300 words Essay question The poem, ‘Prayer to Masks’ grapples with the qu...

Colourful, complete poem analysis. Compiled by using previous test/ exam papers for 2025, and: ESSAY QUESTION In the poem ‘Poem of Return’ the speaker believes that the people who were not in exile suffered a great deal’ With reference to diction, tone and imagery discuss to what extent do you agree with the above statement. Paragraph qeustion DBE/November 2023 Refer to lines 11–14: 'Bring me only … from their eyes.' Critically discuss how the final stanza reinforces the ...

Colourful, complete poem analysis. Compiled by using previous test/ exam papers for 2025, and: LITERARY ESSAY In this poem, Ella Wheeler Wilcox asserts many truths about human nature. Do you agree with her assertions? Write an essay of 250-300 words in which you defend your argument. Substantiate your argument with reference to any three features of poetry (e.g., structure, intention, tone, diction, imagery, style, theme, symbolism). THEME & SYMBOLISM

Colourful, complete poem analysis. Compiled by using previous test/ exam papers for 2025, and: The main points addressed in the poem ‘This Winter Coming' ESSAY QUESTION In the poem ‘This Winter Coming’ the themes of suffering and deprivation are evident. By close reference to diction, tone and imagery discuss to what extent you agree with the above statement. ESSAY QUESTION The poet speaks, with a sense of premonition, about the desperation and exclusion in Apartheid South Africa,...

Colourful, complete poem analysis. Compiled by using previous test/ exam papers for 2025, and: Paragraph questions - The mood of the first four lines of the poem. The poet use colour to create the mood of the first stanza. How the poet’s use of sound contributes to the impact of the poem. The effectiveness of the poem’s final question as a conclusion to the poem. The poet’s intention in the writing of this poem