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What does AQA English Literature consist of?
You will study one from a choice of 12 set texts, which include post-1914 prose fiction and drama. You should study the whole text. You will study one cluster of poems taken from the AQA poetry anthology, Poems Past and Present. There is a choice of two clusters, each containing 15 poems.

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1. the Great Depression meant that people of all classes experienced the same dire circumstances

a form of theatre that focuses on everyday, middle-class life in order to create an illusion of reality, and suggests that individuals have the power to choose what they doWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.fleance

2. jingoism

fleancea form of theatre that focuses on everyday, middle-class life in order to create an illusion of reality, and suggests that individuals have the power to choose what they doWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

3. Who's blamed for Banquo's murder?

Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.fleancea form of theatre that focuses on everyday, middle-class life in order to create an illusion of reality, and suggests that individuals have the power to choose what they do

4. realism

fleancea form of theatre that focuses on everyday, middle-class life in order to create an illusion of reality, and suggests that individuals have the power to choose what they doEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.

5. Factories and warehouses

dirty and poorly litEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.fleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.

6. Ballad

Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.fleancea narrative song which is traditionally communicated orally, usually following the form of ABCB rhyming quatrains There is a separation between traditional folk ballads and more ‘literary’ ballads, which began to originate in the renaissance.

7. repression

fleanceForcefully restraining an emotion.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.

8. catharsis

fleanceRelief derived from releasing repressed emotionEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.

9. Filthy witness

fleanceEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Evidence (blood)

10. Anapest

Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.fleanceda-da- DA For example, the word “un-der- STAND ”, the phrase “in the BLINK of an EYE ”, or Dr. Seuss’ Oh, the Places You’ll Go:When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.

11. Last Sentence

fleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Concludes your introduction, what you will be looking at and what the writer is using the piece to do 'This essay will explore how class conflict is a central concern within the essay. Moreover, it will argue that Priestley uses the play to share his socialist views of how he thinks society should be'.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

12. doppelganger

The double of someone already living.fleanceEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.

13. What sorts of things can we think about in Poe’s poem?

When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.None of the aboveEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.fleance

14. means

intervening conditionsfleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

15. How does Keats present fears towards death in his poem “ When I have fears ”?

Keats employs a tone of sincerity and frankness within his poem which is displayed through the entirely monosyllabic first line . This engages the reader and encourages them to contemplate the prospect of death as they read the poem. As the poem is in the form of a Shakespearan sonnet , Keats is constructing an argument; he discusses his fears towards death in the first twelve lines before concluding on and dismissing them in the final two and a half lines. The use of the dash separating the line “Of unreflecting love - then on the shore” physically separates his argument from the conclusion. Furthermore, Keats formats all his lines in iambic pentameter , providing a stable structure to contrast the philosophically complex, even unanswerable themes, he introduces in the first three stanzas. These themes along with the exploration of Keats’ fear of his own mortality is typical in his work.fleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

16. stage direction

an instruction given in the script of a play to indicate how a line is given, what a character should do, or how the sound effects and lighting should be usedWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.fleanceEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

17. sibilance

Repetition of “s” sounds.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.fleance

18. Conclusion: Context

When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Bring a bit of context back into it 'The wider context of the play creates an ideal backdrop for this struggle. The insight the 1945 audience has looking back on the play set in 1912 emphasises the class struggle and need for change.'Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.fleance

19. subsume

When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.Absorb one thing into something else.fleance

20. Monorhyme

fleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.all the lines in a stanza , or sometimes the whole poem, end with the same rhyme . If this is just three lines, it can be called a ‘triplet’. We walked for hours in the hot , hot sun, but then we saw it was not where we’d gone and aimed our shot .Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

21. culpable

fleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.Taking responsibility and blame for a wrongdoing.

22. Priestley's experiences at war

made him realise how social inequality had consequences beyond what he had seen at homefleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

23. cistern

tankEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.fleance

24. scapegoat

fleanceWhen Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.A person who is blamed for the faults of others because it is easy to target them.Everyone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.

25. Beveridge’s report identified five problems that stopped people from improving their lives

fleanceEveryone suffered. The upper classes in Britain learnt what it was like to work and not be paid fairly.poverty, lack of education, poor housing, unemployment, and poor health care provision. Beveridge also recommended several measures the government could take, including benefits for the unemployed, family allowances, pensions, grants, and the National Health Service.When Britain first went to war in 1914, the decision was met with a lot of optimism and enthusiasm. Many men, even underage boys, volunteered to enlist. A common saying was ‘Over By Christmas’, as people believed the war would be over quickly. Men who did not enlist were often publicly shamed for it. Posters calling for recruits guilted men into volunteering, implying they would be cowards not to or saying that women would love them more for it. These attitudes were echoed in the literature written at the time.

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