Tomorrow English!

jpr57852

I got 56% in the mock English exam. I'd be happy with a C in the real one...

OisinLAD

I was hoping for a B in the Mock and got a D.

Mary A

I got 100% in my English mocks (I) :'D

Cr4pSnip3r

Mary A wrote: »

I got 100% in my English mocks (I) :'D

Jump in a hole and die >:I :P

DublinArnie

I got 72% on my English mocks .

Mary A

Cr4pSnip3r wrote: »

Jump in a hole and die >:I :P

ok I wil:D

Jijsaw

I got 67% in mocks But it was marked incorrectly!!!! I finally have my poetry sorted out
"The Early Purges"- Heaney
"Dulce Est Decorum Est- Robert Owen
"Digging"- Heaney
"He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven"- W.B Yeats
"Good Dog Nigel"- John Lennon
"Daffodils"-William Wordsworth

I'm hoping I get to answer on "Digging" *fingers crossed"

DublinArnie

Jijsaw wrote: »

I got 67% in mocks But it was marked incorrectly!!!! I finally have my poetry sorted out
"The Early Purges"- Heaney
"Dulce Est Decorum Est- Robert Owen
"Digging"- Heaney
"He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven"- W.B Yeats
"Good Dog Nigel"- John Lennon
"Daffodils"-William Wordsworth

I'm hoping I get to answer on "Digging" *fingers crossed"

My mock paper was marked TOO HARD . You don't need to know all of them poems ... you only need one which deals with Death/War and one which deals with Family/Childhood .

Jijsaw

DublinArnie wrote: »

My mock paper was marked TOO HARD . You don't need to know all of them poems ... you only need one which deals with Death/War and one which deals with Family/Childhood .

BUT WHAT IF LOVE COMES UP OR THE FLOW OF RHYTHM IN POETRY????? :eek: These are the questions that keep me up at night!

Cr4pSnip3r

Jijsaw wrote: »

BUT WHAT IF LOVE COMES UP OR THE FLOW OF RHYTHM IN POETRY????? :eek: These are the questions that keep me up at night!

Then you do the other question.

DublinArnie

Jijsaw wrote: »

BUT WHAT IF LOVE COMES UP OR THE FLOW OF RHYTHM IN POETRY????? :eek: These are the questions that keep me up at night!

A poem that has family has love too. Familes love each other .. so yea. Flow of rhythem? I don't think that has ever came up, you always have an option anyway.

Jijsaw

DublinArnie wrote: »

A poem that has family has love too. Familes love each other .. so yea. Flow of rhythem? I don't think that has ever came up, you always have an option anyway.

Wouldn't it be great if the flow of rhythm came up tomorrow. Bow down to me plebeians I have predicted the future!!! :cool: :pac:

DublinArnie

Jijsaw wrote: »

Wouldn't it be great if the flow of rhythm came up tomorrow. Bow down to me plebeians I have predicted the future!!! :cool: :pac:

I'm prepared anyway XD. Dulce et decorum est has alot of onomatopoeia words .. so yea . If it does come up tomorrow, PLEASE PREDICT THE REST OF THE EXAMS .

Cr4pSnip3r

DublinArnie wrote: »

I'm prepared anyway XD. Dulce et decorum est has alot of onomatopoeia words .. so yea . If it does come up tomorrow, PLEASE PREDICT THE REST OF THE EXAMS .

Dulce et decorum est = Best poem ever written for JC exams. I've flicked through the exam papers and haven't found a year where it doesn't work.

MmmPancakes

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Jijsaw

Cr4pSnip3r wrote: »

Dulce et decorum est = Best poem ever written for JC exams. I've flicked through the exam papers and haven't found a year where it doesn't work.

Good 'ol Dulce et Decorum Est, Owen you genius!

MmmPancakes

Jijsaw wrote: »

BUT WHAT IF LOVE COMES UP OR THE FLOW OF RHYTHM IN POETRY????? :eek: These are the questions that keep me up at night!

That's an alright question imo, talk about alliteration, assonance and sibilance in their own paragraphs and refer to the poem, make sure you say how it made you feel. Examiners love personal response!

sotisme

Jijsaw wrote: »

I got 67% in mocks But it was marked incorrectly!!!! I finally have my poetry sorted out
"The Early Purges"- Heaney
"Dulce Est Decorum Est- Robert Owen
"Digging"- Heaney
"He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven"- W.B Yeats
"Good Dog Nigel"- John Lennon
"Daffodils"-William Wordsworth

I'm hoping I get to answer on "Digging" *fingers crossed"

Is it not Wilfred Owen?

Jijsaw

sotisme wrote: »

Is it not Wilfred Owen?

It is surely, I was thinking of history

LawdyLad

My teacher has given me 8 poems to study. I'm know about 4/5 that fit almost every single question. They ones I have studied are as follows:

Dulce et decorum est - Wilfred Owen - Poem about war/ sad topic / good imagery
Mid Term Break - Seamus Heaney - Poem about death / sad topic / important issue / relevant to people my age / made me think
Digging - Seamus Heaney - Poem about choices / important issue / relevant to people my age / uses language to create sound / made me think
Back in the Playground Blues - Adrian Mitchell - Poem about childhood / important issue / bullying / school
Daffodils - William Wordsworth - Poem about nature / beauty / place / ability to cheer us up

As you can see, I am covered for almost anything that can possibly come up. Is it rare that they ask on a certain theme?

DublinArnie

LawdyLad wrote: »

My teacher has given me 8 poems to study. I'm know about 4/5 that fit almost every single question. They ones I have studied are as follows:

Dulce et decorum est - Wilfred Owen - Poem about war/ sad topic / good imagery
Mid Term Break - Seamus Heaney - Poem about death / sad topic / important issue / relevant to people my age / made me think
Digging - Seamus Heaney - Poem about choices / important issue / relevant to people my age / uses language to create sound / made me think
Back in the Playground Blues - Adrian Mitchell - Poem about childhood / important issue / bullying / school
Daffodils - William Wordsworth - Poem about nature / beauty / place / ability to cheer us up

As you can see, I am covered for almost anything that can possibly come up. Is it rare that they ask on a certain theme?

They will never ask for one theme without choice. Mid-Term Break and Dulce will cover you for the exam, if you know how to write answers and the ins and outs of the poem. I only know them two in great detail, and I'm sure i'll be fine. I have BlackBerry Picking in my pocket just in case a poet question comes up

LawdyLad

Yeah I have very good sample answers on theme and techniques for each of the poems mentioned above.

Pwee2029

DublinArnie wrote: »

They will never ask for one theme without choice. Mid-Term Break and Dulce will cover you for the exam, if you know how to write answers and the ins and outs of the poem. I only know them two in great detail, and I'm sure i'll be fine. I have BlackBerry Picking in my pocket just in case a poet question comes up

at first i thought you meant having blackberry picking notes in your pocket in literal terms :eek:

DublinArnie

Pwee2029 wrote: »

at first i thought you meant having blackberry picking notes in your pocket in literal terms :eek:

Good idea!

Jijsaw

Pwee2029 wrote: »

at first i thought you meant having blackberry picking notes in your pocket in literal terms :eek:

Thank God I wasn't the only person who thought that for a second...you have blackberries in your pocket....wait...wha???

Pwee2029

DublinArnie wrote: »

Good idea!

i hope you wont be able to sit your english exam then :P

DublinArnie

Pwee2029 wrote: »

i hope you wont be able to sit your english exam then :P

So nice of you!

tvtvgogo

what poem would be better to learn in detail when you are old by w.b yeats or follower by seamus heaney ?

examstress

Ahh so behind on my study peeps !!

Pwee2029

im done studying for the day:p on my break now and will be sleeping early tonight