OCR AS Level English Literature - H072 Past Paper 分析

OCR AS Level English Literature H072 (June 2025): two 60-mark components (Shakespeare and pre-1900 poetry; post-1900 drama and prose), each requiring two 30-mark essays. All questions are single holistic level-of-response essays, so difficulty lies in sustained argument, close analysis and (for prose and poetry) connection-making rather than in recall.

The H072 June 2024 English Literature series provided highly accessible and well-balanced essay questions on Shakespeare and pre-1900 poetry, combined with demanding comparative prose and post-1900 drama prompts. Key challenges centered on integrating unseen connections and avoiding isolated, pre-prepared contextual knowledge.

An in-depth analysis of the OCR AS Level English Literature (H072) June 2023 examinations (Papers 1 and 2). This series features challenging thematic essay prompts in Shakespeare and Drama, detailed contextual extract analysis in pre-1900 Poetry, and demanding comparative essays in Prose pairing set texts with unseen extracts.

The 2022 OCR AS Level English Literature examination papers (H072/01 and H072/02) test students across Shakespeare, pre-1900 poetry, post-1900 drama, and post-1900 prose with a mandatory unseen comparison. The papers balance close stylistic analysis (AO2) with contextual framing (AO3) and critical interpretations (AO5).