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Component 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing (examined) flashcards

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How is 4EA1 Component 2 set out?: 1 hour 30 minutes, 60 marks, 40% of the qualification: Section A on a poetry or prose text from Part 2 of the Anthology (30 marks) and Section B imaginative writing (30 marks), about 45 minutes each.
How should you prepare for Component 2 Section A?: Build two or three defensible points on language, structure and effect for every Part 2 Anthology text, because the question can be set on any of them.
What is the mark-earning pattern in an Anthology analysis?: Quote the language or structural choice, say what it suggests, then explain why the writer chose it for this effect. Naming a device alone earns no AO2 credit.
What structural choices should you analyse in a poem?: Stanza length, line breaks, rhyme or its absence, and where the poem's tone shifts, not imagery alone.
How can a prose writer slow down a key moment?: Short sentences, a shift to the present tense and close focus on detail. Pacing is often where the intended effect lies.
What is sibilance, and what can it do?: Repeated s and sh sounds. It can create a soft, hushed or whispering mood, or a hissing, sinister one.

What does 4EA1 Component 2 Section B require?: One piece of imaginative writing from a choice of prompts, 30 marks in about 45 minutes, marked on AO4 (communication and adapting form, tone and register) and AO5 (vocabulary, sentences and accuracy).
What is "technique transfer" in imaginative writing?: Deliberately using techniques you analysed in Anthology texts (such as short sentences at a tense moment or a controlling image) in your own writing, adapted to the prompt.
How should you plan an imaginative piece in 45 minutes?: Spend about five minutes on an opening hook, a turning point and an ending that resolves or deliberately withholds resolution.
Which technical errors most often cost AO5 marks in narrative writing?: Tense drift without a reason, overlong unpunctuated sentences, and a rushed ending caused by skipping planning.
How can vocabulary lift an imaginative piece?: Precise words replace generic ones: unease rather than worried, oppressive rather than hot. AO5 rewards range and precision.