An Unknown Girl — Moniza Alvi
Read the prescribed text in the official Pearson anthology (printed page 27).
Explore the ways in which the poem makes the speaker's attraction to cultural belonging seem both intimate and incomplete.
In your answer, explain how Alvi places traditional imagery alongside images of modern life, and justify your view of whether the ending suggests that the speaker has moved closer to belonging or remains uncertain of her place.
Support your answer with close reference to the text, including brief quotations.
11 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 5.2.3 An Unknown Girl. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.