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ThesyllabusforthisPapermakesclearwhatcandidateswillbeexpectedto

do,andwhatexaminerswillthereforebelookingfor:Thequestionswilltest

candidatesabilitytoreadliteraturecriticallyanddemonstratebyinformed

discussionandopinionanunderstandingofthewaysinwhichmeaningis

expressedthroughawriterschoiceofform,structureandlanguage.

Themostimportantwordaboveisperhapsinformed;thereisnoexpectation

thatcandidatesmustbringtothepaperanyhistoricalbackgroundor

knowledge,thoughthismayofcourseoccasionallybehelpful-whatmatters

isthattheydemonstrateanunderstandingofhowtoapproachapieceof

previouslyunseenwriting,andofhowtorespondtoitinapieceofformal

writtencriticism.Examinerswillexpectcandidatestobeinformedabout

literarystyles,conventionsandtechniques,andofthemostcommonliterary

andcriticalterms;suchknowledgewillnotberewardedforitsownsake-no

creditwillbegivenforalliteration-spotting,forexample-butwherea

candidatecandemonstrateanawarenessofhowatextiswritten,candiscuss

thisbymeansoftheacceptedterminology,andatthesametimeshowthat

s/hehasalsoaproperlyformulatedandjustifiedalresponsethen

creditandrewardwillcertainlybegiven.Therecangenerallybenorightor

wronganswers;whatmattersisthatacandidatesupports,justifiesand

arguesaresponseinsuchawaythattheexaminerknowsthats/hecansee

howthemeaningisbeingexpressed,andcanatthesametimeexpresssuch

aknowledgeandunderstanding.Itmaywellbethatacandidatewillexpress

aviewwhichisdifferentfromtheexaminers,orindeeddifferentfromwhatis

generallyassumedtohavebeenthewriters;unlesssuchaviewis

demonstra