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Wednesday, 19 Oct 2011

HSC test yourself: English Paper 2

English Advanced
Section I Question 2(b) (20 marks)

Prose Fiction and Poetry
In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of The Great Gatsby and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry?

The prescribed texts are:

  • F Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby and
  • Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh and Other Poems
    Sonnets I, XIII, XIV, XXI, XXII, XXVIII, XXXII, XLIII

English Standard
Section II Question 5(b) (20 marks)

Poetry
Judith Wright, Collected Poems 1942-1985

Discuss how Wright's perspective on the Australian landscape is conveyed in her poetry. In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO poems set for study.

The prescribed poems are:

- Judith Wright, Collected Poems 1942-1985

  • South of my Days
  • Train Journey
  • Flame Tree in a Quarry
  • For Precision
  • Request to a Year
  • Platypus