O-LevelLiterature in EnglishPoetry2010/12 · Oct/Nov 2025 · Q325 Marks

SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2: from Part 3 Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: Touch and Go Man is coming out of the mountains Content removed due to copyright restrictions. It is touch and go. (Stevie Smith) In what ways does Smith encourage you to feel sorry for 'man' in this poem?

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2025). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[23-25] demonstrates knowledge by incorporating well-selected reference to the text skilfully and with flair (AO1)
[23-25] sustains a critical understanding of the text showing individuality and insight (AO2)
[23-25] responds sensitively and in considerable detail to the way the writer achieves her/his effects (AO3)
[23-25] sustains personal and evaluative engagement with task and text (AO4)

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Topic: Poetry, O-Level Literature in English (syllabus 2010). Structured question, 25 marks.
Source: O-Level Literature in English, Oct/Nov 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 3.

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