Character and Voice - Past AQA Questions

June 2013

Question 1: Compare the ways the poets explore ideas about control in ‘The River God’ (page 17) and in one other poem from Character and voice.  

OR Question 2: Compare the methods the poets use to explore a character’s sense of identity in ‘Casehistory: Alison (head injury)’ (page 20) and in one other poem from Character and voice.

January 2013

Question 1: Compare the methods poets use to present an interesting character in ‘Singh Song!’ (page 9) and in one other poem from Character and voice.

OR Question 2: Compare how poets use language to present ideas and feelings in ‘Horse Whisperer’ (page 7) and in one other poem from Character and voice.

June 2012

Question 1: Compare how poets use language to explore ideas and feelings in ‘Checking Out Me History’ (page 5) and in one other poem from Character and voice.

OR Question 2: Compare the ways poets present ideas about power in ‘Ozymandias’ (page 14) and in one other poem from Character and voice.

January 2012

Question 1: Compare the ways poets present ideas about identity in ‘The Clown Punk’ (page 4) and one other poem from Character and voice.

OR Question 2: Compare the ways poets present isolated characters in ‘The Hunchback in the Park’ (page 18) and one other poem from Character and voice.

June 2011

Question 1: Compare the ways poets present powerful characters in ‘My Last Duchess’ (page 15) and one other poem from Character and voice.

OR Question 2: Compare the ways poets present strong emotions in ‘Medusa’ (page 8) and one other poem from Character and voice.