Part of the challenge of A2 is that you will be asked to compare texts from different periods and genres. You should begin this process by finding something that your texts share. Even if your exam board does not specify single poems or extracts to work with, your task will be more manageable if you start the process by identifying typical passages to work with. You can broaden your scope later if required. These two passages represent key aspects of The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope (1717) and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925). Both are set in a lavish dressing-room. Your comparison should attempt to discover the significance of each passage.
The question you are set may ask you to focus on the language used to express the writers’ themes, or it might ask you to address more specific issues such as how the writers create a mood or compile a description. You could be asked to examine narrative techniques or explore what is unspoken.
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