Component 2, Section C Overview: Unseen Poetry (WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature)

Component 2, Section C Overview: Unseen Poetry 

Eduqas GCSE English Literature has two compulsory, examined components, Component 1 and Component 2. All of your exam papers must be taken at the end of your course of study.

In Component 2, Section C requires you to answer two questions on two unseen poems.

There are three sections in this exam paper:

In Section C, you will be expected to consider two unseen poems from the 20th and/or 21st centuries. You will be expected to consider the content and key ideas of each poem and the poets’ use of language, structure and form. 

Top tips for a Grade 9

To get top marks in the Unseen Poetry questions, you must:

• Demonstrate a close understanding of the poems

• Maintain a critical style

• Offer an informed, personal interpretation

• Understand how the poets create literary effects

• Understand and use appropriate literary terminology

• Identify and use relevant examples from the poems

• Compare the similarities and differences between both poems

Find out more about how to answer the Unseen Poetry question .