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fortunes. 7. Choose a play in which your attitude to a central character varies at different stages of the action. Show how the skill of the dramatist causes your attitude to change. 8. Choose a play in which there is a scene involving intense emotion. Show how the dramatist makes you aware of the intensity of the emotion in the scene and discuss the importance of the scene to the drama as a whole. Section B-Prose Non-Fiction 1. Choose a non-fiction text which is set in a society which is different from your own. Explain what is significantly different and discuss how effectively the writer made you aware of this. 2. Choose a journalist or essayist whose skill has led you to a greater insight into a particular subject or subjects. By close reference to one or more articles or essays, show how he/she has achieved this response in you. 3. Choose a form of written argument or discourse which successfully presents an argument or a point of view. By close reference to the text, show how the author makes his/her argument convincing to you. 4. Choose a work of non-fiction which seems to you to have literary merit. Say why the style appeals to you, and show what techniques the author used to create this appeal. Higher Sample questions 5. Choose a non-fiction text where the writer's attention to detail is an important factor. Illustrate the writer's skill in this area and explain why you feel it makes a major contribution to your appreciation of the text as a whole. Section B - Prose Fiction 1. Choose a novel or short story in which a conflict between two of the main characters is central to the story. Explain how the conflict arises and go on to discuss in detail how the writer uses it to explore an important theme. 2. Choose a novel or short story whose structure is based on a journey or quest. (either literal or metaphorical). Show how the writer makes use of this structure to develop character and theme. 3. Choose a novel or short story in which a character makes a sacrifice or a discovery or a mistake. Show why the character's action is important. 4. Choose a novel or short story in which a child or adolescent character plays an important part. Discuss how the writer uses this character to develop the theme of the novel or short story. 5. Choose a novel or short story which you think has a definite turning point or decisive moment. Explain briefly what happens at that point and go on to explain why you think it is so important to the rest of the novel or story. Section C Poetry 1. Choose a poem in which a personality is revealed to the reader. In what ways do the important details of his/her background emerge and combine to give you a full impression of the personality? 2. Choose a poem that provoked you into reflecting on your own experience. By close reference to the text, show how the language of the poem gave you a greater awareness of this experience. 3. Choose a poem which has something important to say to you. By closely referring to the poet's language, briefly explain why you consider the subject matter to be important, and go on to analyse how the language conveys the importance of the subject. 4. Choose a poem which is written in a specific form such as dramatic monologue, sonnet, ode, ballad. Show how the particular from helped your appreciation of the ideas and/or feelings which the poem explores. Higher Sample questions 5. Choose a poem in which contrast is used to clarify a key idea. Examine in detail the poet's use of contrast and show how it was effective in clarifying this key idea.