2022 pearson june booklet + mark scheme Edexcel International GCSE 4EA1/02 English Language A PAPER 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing

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SECTION A Reading Answer the question in this section. You should spend about 45 minutes on this section. Begin your answer on page 3. Remind yourself of An Unknown Girl, taken from the Pearson E ... dexcel International GCSE English Anthology. An Unknown Girl In the evening bazaar studded with neon an unknown girl is hennaing1 my hand. She squeezes a wet brown line from a nozzle. She is icing my hand, which she steadies with hers on her satin-peach knee. In the evening bazaar for a few rupees an unknown girl is hennaing my hand. As a little air catches my shadow-stitched kameez2 a peacock spreads its lines across my palm. Colours leave the street float up in balloons. Dummies in shop-fronts tilt and stare with their Western perms. Banners for Miss India 1993, for curtain cloth and sofa cloth canopy me. I have new brown veins. In the evening bazaar very deftly an unknown girl is hennaing my hand. I am clinging to these firm peacock lines like people who cling to the sides of a train. Now the furious streets are hushed. I’ll scrape off *P69301A0320* Turn over 3 the dry brown lines before I sleep, reveal soft as a snail trail the amber bird beneath. It will fade in a week. When India appears and reappears I’ll lean across a country with my hands outstretched longing for the unknown girl in the neon bazaar. Moniza Alvi 1 hennaing: the art of body decoration using a plant dye 2 kameez: loose fitting tunic 1 How does the writer try to present strong feelings in An Unknown Girl? In your answer, you should write about: • how the writer feels about the experience with the girl • how the writer feels about the culture of India • the use of language and structure. You should support your answer with close reference to the poem, including brief quotations. (30) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................. [Show More]

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