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English Poetry

zam · 2010-02-24 19:17:16

I thought I had poetry in the bag - since the start of 5th year I've been getting A1s in my poetry essays from my teachers. However recently I was told by an English grind that with the essays I've been writing I'd only get a low C in the Leaving Cert. I've been writing my essays with reference to 3/4 poems, and writing…

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#32 01-03-2010 8:33pm
Flecktarn

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I've been doing pretty well with poetry lately, getting A1's/A2's, just gonna do; Boland, Rich and Yeats for the LC agus sin é!

OP my teacher says to do 4 in detail(quotes, etc.) and mention 2 in minor detail, that's all about 4/5 pages, length is debatable. But you MUST always refer to the question asked, mention it after every 2 paragraphs or so, that's my advice!

Sure screw it, concentrate much more on your essay(paper 1) and your comparative essay(paper 2), they're worth much more, marks wise...

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