Sec · O-Level

Literature in English Prompt Templates

18 templates for Syllabus 2065 — Prose, Poetry, Drama, and exam technique for O-Level Literature.

Syllabus 2065 at a glance

Paper 1

Prose (seen)

25%

1h 30m

Context questions on set text

Paper 2

Written Essays

75%

Prose + Poetry or Drama essays

Set texts change by cohort — check your school's listPaper 2 written from memory — know key quotationsPEA paragraph structure for every analytical responseUnseen poetry may appear in Paper 2

Literature in English Prompt Templates

Syllabus 2065 at a glance

Prose

Close reading — character analysis

Close reading — language, style, and tone

Theme analysis — identifying and exploring central ideas

Context question technique — Section A response

Essay planning for Paper 2 — 45-minute written response

Poetry

Poetry analysis — form, structure, and language

Unseen poetry — responding to an unfamiliar poem

Comparing two poems — finding similarities and differences

Section B essay — set poem analysis without the text

Drama

Drama analysis — character in performance context

Drama themes and dramatic devices

Shakespeare — language, verse, and imagery

Extended essay for Drama — Paper 2 response

Exam Technique

Point-Evidence-Analysis (PEA) mastery

Quotation selection and embedding