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2.4 The tone of the final line is ambiguous. Discuss two different ways the reader could interpret it. Make reference to relevant parts of the poem in your response.            (4)

1.7 Comment on the effect of the writer’s adjectives ‘pre-loved’ and ‘vintage’ (paragraph 7). (2)

3.2 Comment on how the poet’s diction in line 3 (‘a rusty shadow’) creates an image for the reader. (3)

4.1 Refer to TEXT A. Discuss how TEXT A attracts the attention and interest of the viewers. Refer to at least two aspects. (3)

3.4 In both “The Thought Fox” and “Three Foxes by the Edge of the Field at Twilight”, the fox serves as an interesting metaphor. In your opinion, which poem’s fox/foxes have a greater impact? Refer directly to both poems as well as your own experience in your response. (5)

4.3 Comment on the effectiveness of the heading of the user review TEXT B. (2)

2.1 Comment on how the personification in the first stanza introduces the mood of the poem.                                      (2)

1.6 Explain how the reader is positioned in paragraph 5. (2)

1.3 At the end of paragraph 2 the writer answers their own question. How does this indicate the tone of the writer?           (2)

4.8 Both TEXT B and TEXT C attempt to persuade readers. Identify and contrast at least one persuasive technique from each text. (4)