Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature PAPER 1: Poetry and Modern Prose

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Answer TWO questions: Answer the question in Section A and ONE question from Section B. Page SECTION A: Unseen Poetry 4 SECTION B: Modern Prose To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee 6 Of Mice and M... en, John Steinbeck 6 The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera 7 The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan 7 Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe 8 http://britishstudentroom.wordpress.com/4 P65908A SECTION A: Unseen Poetry Answer the question in this section. You should spend 35 minutes on this question. Read the following poem. Poem For My Sister My little sister likes to try my shoes, to strut in them, admire her spindle-thin* twelve-year-old legs in this season’s styles. She says they fit her perfectly, 5 but wobbles on their high heels, they’re hard to balance. I like to watch my little sister playing hopscotch*, admire the neat hops-and-skips of her, 10 their quick peck, never-missing their mark, not over-stepping the line. She is competent at peever*. I try to warn my little sister 15 about unsuitable shoes, point out my own distorted feet, the callouses*, odd patches of hard skin. I should not like to see her in my shoes. 20 I wish she should stay sure footed, sensibly shod. Liz Lochhead (1981) Glossary *spindle-thin – a spindle is a very thin piece of wood or metal, often used for holding and twisting thread *hopscotch – a playground game where children hop on numbered squares drawn on the ground *peever – another word for hopscotch. The word derives from the stone or marker used in the game *callouses – hard, thickened skin http://britishstudentroom.wordpress.com/5 Turn over P65908A 1 Explore how the writer presents the narrator and her sister in this poem. In your answer, you should consider the writer’s: • descriptive skills • choice of language • use of form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poem. [Show More]

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