Exam Layout

Exam Layout for Grade ten

Ti jean and His Brothers
1 Essay valued 35 marks- may be on theme, dramatic devices, characterization

Poetry
1 Essay where TWO poems must be compared




For example end of term below. paper 2. The words of the poem will not be included

ENGLISH LITERATURE- Grade 10

                                                                  2 hour 10 minutes

Read the instructions carefully

SECTION A- DRAMA

Ti-Jean and His Brothers

1.    The prologue is the invitation to the rest of the play. It serves deliberate purposes. State three of these purposes and substantiate these functions. 25 marks

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2. “A dominant theme in Ti Jean and His Brothers is good versus evil.” Write an essay in which you describe TWO incidents in which the conflict between good and evil is presented. In this essay, you must also discuss how the MAIN characters are affected in ONE of the incidents, and examine ONE technique that Walcott uses to present the theme of good versus evil in the play.
                                                                 Total 35 marks

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3. "Ti-Jean and His Brothers" is a very rich play in all the aspects one would expect. There is comedy and tragedy as well as the effects of music, sound and light. In the play we also see how the English language has evolved in such a way as to complement the culture of the Caribbean. Ti-Jean and His Brothers is an engaging and enjoyable play. Identify aspects where a. comedy b. tragedy is seen and explain the significance of each example.

Or

4. Symbolism is one of the major device used in the play. Each  element of the play each uses symbolism especially the subject matter and characters. Many analysts believe that  the brothers represent the movement of the generations throughout the West Indian history. Identify the major examples of symbolism used and explain the meaning in regards to our cultural history. 35 marks

Or

5.Spectacle is an outstanding quality in this play. Describe two spectacles that stand out for you, for each comment on its function and importance in the play.

SECTION B- POETRY

Answer ONE question in this section

Dulce et Decorum Est by WILFRED OWEN

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,

Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,

Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,

And towards our distant rest began to trudge.

Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,

But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;

Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots

Of gas-shells dropping softly behind.

Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling

Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time,

But someone still was yelling out and stumbling

And flound’ring like a man in fire or lime.—

Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,

As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

In all my dreams before my helpless sight,

He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.

If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace

Behind the wagon that we flung him in,

And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,

His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin;

If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood

Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,

Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud

Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,—

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest

To children ardent for some desperate glory,

The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est

Pro patria mori. 

Latin phrase is from the Roman poet Horace: “It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.”

Question 6

1.  What is some background information on the poet who wrote "Dulce et Decorum Est"?

2.  What is the “The Old Lie” in “Dulce et Decorum Est?” Why is the accusation important?

3.  How is death presented in the poem

4.   What oxymorons are in the second and the last stanza of "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen?

5.  In the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" how does the poet describe the gas attack?

6.  Why do the last two lines of "Dulce et Decorum Est" repeat the title?

7.  What is the relevance of "Dulce et Decorum Est" to modern society?

8.  What is the overall message of the poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen?

9.  Discuss how metaphor is used to establish the main ideas in "Dulce Et Decorum Est"?

10.              How is war presented in the poem "Dulce et Decorum est?"

11.              In the poem Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen, please explain the lines of the last stanza...

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QUESTION B

Write a short essay of no more than 250 words

7. The poem ‘Dulce et Decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen is a shocking and thought provoking poem which details the experiences of soldiers in the trenches during WW1. 

A.    Explain Owen’s purpose of his poem.

Identify and explain the techniques used by Owen to illustrate that the notion of it being ‘sweet and fitting’ to die for your country.