英語文學
Literature in English
Unseen Appreciation and Critical Essay Test
样本依据
sample appreciation papers built around unseen poetry/prose and sustained literary essays
本卷范围
The unseen texts are original. The essay choices avoid year-specific set-text assumptions; SBA remains separate.
考生须知
- Answer Questions 1 and 2, then ONE essay in Question 3.
- Support interpretation with precise reference to language and form.
- Plot summary without analysis receives little credit.
Part A — Unseen poetry
12 分Night Lift (original)
Between the twelfth floor and home
the lift forgets its number.
Its cables clear their throats;
the red display blinks, then listens.
I hold my breath with the groceries.
An orange rolls against my shoe
as if the earth has tilted.
When the doors divide at last,
the corridor is exactly where it was—
except the brass button carries
a small moon
no window can explain.
Part B — Unseen prose
8 分The Workshop (original extract)
Mara unlocked the door with the key she had denied keeping. Dust had drawn pale borders around every missing tool. The drawers still carried her grandfather's handwriting—HINGES, SPRINGS, THINGS WORTH SAVING—as if language could keep metal from rusting.
She did not switch on the main light. At the bench, a cup held three brushes hardened into one. The wall clock had stopped at 4:17, though nobody had told it the hour of the ambulance. Mara placed the auction notice face down. Only then did she see the toy boat beneath it, one side newly sanded.
Part C — Critical essay
12 分Answer ONE option with reference to at least two studied works.
Option A
Option B
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