AQA • English Literature A

This document includes the poems I chose to revise and learn out of the Pre-1900 poetry anthology in the AQA A-Level English Literature B specification for the June 2025 exams. It includes Sonnet 116, Who So List, The Flea, The Scrutiny, Garden of Love, Song (Absent from Thee), Remember, and Non Sum Qualis. This revision and these notes achieved me a high A* in my final exams. Each poem is also briefly compared to 'A Room With a View' by E.M Forster as this was my comparison novel.

This document includes every essay question, for the Love Through The Ages section of the AQA A-Level English Literature B paper, that I considered and planned for, from in-depth essay plans to brief ideas for topic sentences and quotes. This planning prepared me for every possible question and I achieved a high A* in my final exam in June 2025, after achieving Cs to the occasional A throughout sixth form.

A LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE "Snake" D.H. Lawrence

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Key analysis and quotes in printable flashcard format. In-depth and detailed. Key for revision for AQA English Literature Paper 1.

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