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English Literature

Close reading and interpretation

Name: ____________________Date: October 10, 2026
  1. 1.

    Analyse the image in this original line: "The city wore its windows like a thousand sleepless eyes." Offer two supported interpretations.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  2. 2.

    Explain how an unreliable first-person narrator can affect a reader's interpretation. Use an invented example rather than a quotation from a set text.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  3. 3.

    Outline a comparative paragraph on how two poems present loss. You may use poems you know, but do not reproduce lengthy quotations.

    [4 marks] · no calculator

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Marking points are indicative, not an official mark scheme. Accept equivalent valid methods and supported interpretations that address the task; award each mark once without requiring the model wording.