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Question 5

Disabled — Wilfred Owen

Read the prescribed text in the official Pearson anthology (printed page 25).

Remind yourself of the prescribed poem in Part 2 of the anthology.

Explore how Owen contrasts the soldier's expectations of military life with its consequences in Disabled.

In your answer, you should consider:

  • his reasons for joining
  • what happens to him and his reception afterwards
  • the poet's use of language and structure

Support your answer with close reference to the text, including brief quotations.

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5.2.1 Disabled Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Language
  3. /5.2.1 Disabled

10 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 5.2.1 Disabled. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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