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OCR · GCSE · English Literature · Higher

A memory from childhood

Q03.1a 20 marks

Section A – Poetry across Time. Youth and Age. Read the two poems below and then answer both part a) and part b). You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on part a) and 30 minutes on part b). The printed poems are 'Cold Knap Lake' by Gillian Clarke and 'Discord in Childhood' by D. H. Lawrence.

Compare how these poems present a memory from childhood.

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Marking points

  1. 1 Compares both printed poems directly.
  2. 2 Explains how each poem presents a childhood memory.
  3. 3 Analyses language, form and/or structure.
  4. 4 Uses relevant quotations from both poems.

Why this answer loses marks

The poems are both about childhood memories and both are unhappy.

This states a similarity, but it does not compare how each poet’s imagery, structure, voice and references create the memory.