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Concerns about young people
Poetry across Time. 3 Youth and Age. Part b follows the printed pair "Midnight on the Great Western" and "Childhood" and asks for one other poem from the candidate's anthology.
Explore in detail one other poem from your anthology which presents concerns about young people.
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Marking points
- 1 Focuses on one relevant Youth and Age anthology poem other than the printed pair.
- 2 Explores concerns about young people using textual references.
- 3 Analyses language, form and structure.
Why this answer loses marks
Red Roses is only about a child hating an abusive parent.
This misses the complicated feelings that may prevent disclosure, so the concern about the young person is underdeveloped.