Sample Questions for Paper 2
Authors sometimes tell their stories in a non-linear fashion. Compare how
and for what reasons the authors of at least two works that you have read
have told their stories in a non-linear fashion.
The meaning of a literary work can change over time. Compare how the
meanings of two literary works that you have read have changed over time.
‘Fight or flight’ is a term used to describe human responses to adverse
circumstances. Compare how the authors of two literary works that you have
read have depicted such human responses to adverse circumstances.
Authors often write fiction as a means of social commentary. Compare how
the authors of two works that you have read have written works of social
commentary.
Literary works are received differently in different places and times.
Compare how two literary works that you have read have both been received
differently by different audiences.
In what ways and for what reasons do two literary works that you have read
appeal to their audiences’ eyes and ears? Compare and contrast the ways in
which they appeal to the auditory and visual senses of their audiences.
Literary works often depict a struggle between genders. Compare how two
of the works that you have read depict a struggle between genders.
Authors of literary works often write because they feel their stories need to
be told. Compare the authors’ reasons for writing two literary works that you
have read.
In what ways and for what reasons do two of the works that you have
studied invite their readers to identify with certain characters and situations?
In relation to two of the works that you have studied, discuss the ways in
which atmosphere is in created by the writers. What are the effects of
atmosphere on the readers of these works?
How have the writers’ choices of character names and places contributed to
the meaning of two works that you have studied?
In what ways and for what reasons is the notion of ‘home’ explored in two of
the literary works that you have studied?