OCR A Level English Language and Literature H474/02
The language of poetry and plays Combined Question
paper & Marking Scheme A+ June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 4 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level English Language and Literature (EMC)
H474/02 The language of poetry and plays
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be
clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer one question in Section A and one in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 64.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
Poetry: poetic and stylistic analysis
William Blake Emily
Dickinson Malika
Booker Fatima
Asghar Carol Ann
Duffy
Jacob Sam-La Rose
Answer one question from this section.
You should spend about one hour on this section.
1 William Blake
Explore how Blake presents attitudes towards Christian beliefs in ‘The Divine Image (I)’ and make
connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Blake’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or other relevant
contexts.
[32]
The Divine Image
To Mercy Pity Peace and Love, All
pray in their distress:
And to these virtues of delight
Return their thankfulness.
For Mercy Pity Peace and Love, Is
God our father dear,
And Mercy Pity Peace and Love, Is
Man his child and care.
For Mercy has a human heart Pity, a
human face:
And Love, the human form divine, And
Peace, the human dress.
Then every man of every clime,
That prays in his distress, Prays to
the human form divine Love
Mercy Pity Peace.
And all must love the human form, In
heathen, turk or jew.
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Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell
There God is dwelling too.
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2 Emily Dickinson
Explore how Dickinson presents ideas created by a memorable sight in ‘I Like to See it Lap the Miles’ and
make connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Dickinson’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or other
relevant contexts.
[32]
I like to see it lap the Miles - And
lick the Valleys up -
And stop to feed itself at Tanks -
And then - prodigious step
Around a Pile of Mountains -
And supercilious peer
In Shanties - by the Ribs of Roads - And
then a Quarry pare
To fit its sides
And crawl between
Complaining all the while In
horrid - hooting stanza -
Then chase itself down Hill -
And neigh like Boanerges - Then
- punctual as a Star Stop - docile
and omnipotent At its own
stable door -
© OCR 2025 H474/02 Jun25 Turn over
The language of poetry and plays Combined Question
paper & Marking Scheme A+ June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 4 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level English Language and Literature (EMC)
H474/02 The language of poetry and plays
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be
clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer one question in Section A and one in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 64.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
Turn over
, 3
2
Section A
Poetry: poetic and stylistic analysis
William Blake Emily
Dickinson Malika
Booker Fatima
Asghar Carol Ann
Duffy
Jacob Sam-La Rose
Answer one question from this section.
You should spend about one hour on this section.
1 William Blake
Explore how Blake presents attitudes towards Christian beliefs in ‘The Divine Image (I)’ and make
connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Blake’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or other relevant
contexts.
[32]
The Divine Image
To Mercy Pity Peace and Love, All
pray in their distress:
And to these virtues of delight
Return their thankfulness.
For Mercy Pity Peace and Love, Is
God our father dear,
And Mercy Pity Peace and Love, Is
Man his child and care.
For Mercy has a human heart Pity, a
human face:
And Love, the human form divine, And
Peace, the human dress.
Then every man of every clime,
That prays in his distress, Prays to
the human form divine Love
Mercy Pity Peace.
And all must love the human form, In
heathen, turk or jew.
© OCR 2025 H474/02 Jun25 Turn over
, 3
Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell
There God is dwelling too.
© OCR 2025 H474/02 Jun25 Turn over
, 3
4
2 Emily Dickinson
Explore how Dickinson presents ideas created by a memorable sight in ‘I Like to See it Lap the Miles’ and
make connections with one or two other poems from your collection.
You should consider Dickinson’s use of poetic and stylistic techniques and significant literary or other
relevant contexts.
[32]
I like to see it lap the Miles - And
lick the Valleys up -
And stop to feed itself at Tanks -
And then - prodigious step
Around a Pile of Mountains -
And supercilious peer
In Shanties - by the Ribs of Roads - And
then a Quarry pare
To fit its sides
And crawl between
Complaining all the while In
horrid - hooting stanza -
Then chase itself down Hill -
And neigh like Boanerges - Then
- punctual as a Star Stop - docile
and omnipotent At its own
stable door -
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