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Disabled

by Wilfred Owen

A young soldier, now a multiple amputee, sits in a wheelchair at dusk and remembers the careless decisions and patriotic pressure that led him to lie about his age and enlist.

WarLoss of youthIsolationDisability

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Edexcel IGCSE Language (4EA1)

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4EA1 Component 2 (Unit 2 Section A, examined) and Component 3 (Unit 3, non-examined assessment). Five poems then five prose.

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All ten texts in Part 2 are compulsory.

Part 2 of the anthology, page 25.

Source: Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology, Issue 8, February 2026 (read 2026-09-19).

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Poetry1917Pearson IGCSE Language A (4EA1)

Disabled

by Wilfred Owen

A young soldier, now a multiple amputee, sits in a wheelchair at dusk and remembers the careless decisions and patriotic pressure that led him to lie about his age and enlist.

WarLoss of youthIsolationDisability

Where this text is on your exam

Read from the specification itself, not summarised from anywhere else.

Edexcel IGCSE Language (4EA1)

Assessed in

4EA1 Component 2 (Unit 2 Section A, examined) and Component 3 (Unit 3, non-examined assessment). Five poems then five prose.

Your choice

All ten texts in Part 2 are compulsory.

Part 2 of the anthology, page 25.

Source: Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology, Issue 8, February 2026 (read 2026-09-19).

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