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A response to children or babies
Section A: Poetry across Time. Youth and Age. Candidates answer both parts on the poetry cluster studied. Part b asks for one other anthology poem.
Explore in detail one other poem from your anthology that presents a response to children or babies.
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Marking points
- 1 Selects one relevant anthology poem from the Youth and Age cluster.
- 2 Explores how the poem presents a response to children or babies.
- 3 Uses relevant quotation or textual reference.
- 4 Analyses poetic methods and their effects.
Full-mark answer
A strong answer would choose one relevant Youth and Age anthology poem and explain its response to children or babies. It would build a detailed argument using quotation and analyse how poetic methods such as voice, imagery, rhythm, structure and sound shape the reader's view of childhood, babies, innocence, vulnerability or adult response.
Why this answer loses marks
The poem shows children are innocent.
This gives a possible idea but needs a relevant poem, close reference and analysis of methods shaping the response to children or babies.