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O-LevelLiterature in EnglishPoetry2010/11 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q1825 Marks

Tennyson asked for Crossing the Bar to be placed at the end of editions of his poetry. What is there about this poem, do you think, that makes it suitable to end an edition of his poetry?

  1. Tennyson asked for Crossing the Bar to be placed at the end of editions of his poetry. What is there about this poem, do you think, that makes it suitable to end an edition of his poetry?[25]

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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 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 18.

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