!! English HL 2015 - ALL things HL English, predictions, discussion etc.

Oozamine · 18-09-2014 10:34pm #1

Haven't seen a thread about poetry so i thought id make one!
So, what poets have yous covered in class and what ones would you like to come up?

Ive covered;
John Montague,
Thomas Hardy
eilean ni chuilleanain

is mise spartacus · 18-09-2014 10:44pm

Donne
Frost
that's all we've done

Jijsaw · 19-09-2014 6:58pm

We have done:
Dickinson
Plath
Frost
Montague
Yeats

I'm going studying the top 4 and perhaps Hardy. God damn you Plath coming up last year!

Peg14 · 19-09-2014 11:40pm

We've done Montague, Frost, Yeats and Dickinson. I like them all EXCEPT Montague, his poetry is the most pointless, boring stuff ever (imo) The only poem I do from him like is Killing the Pig cause it gives me lots to write about :P

d1234 · 20-09-2014 9:52am

We've done:

Frost
Yeats
Plath
Dickinson
Montague

Really liked Frost and ... fingers crossed!

is mise spartacus · 20-09-2014 10:22am

Wow I seem to have covered so little

Digital Solitude · 20-09-2014 8:26pm

We've done Montague and Donne...

One of my friends has a theory that Montague's "The Trout" is about him masturbating in the bath. I know.

xLisaBx · 20-09-2014 8:37pm

Lads ye know there's gonna be no plath. Might aswell just have 7 poets

is mise spartacus · 20-09-2014 9:00pm

xLisaBx wrote: »

Lads ye know there's gonna be no plath. Might aswell just have 7 poets

Most likely won't have Dickinson either

xLisaBx · 20-09-2014 9:14pm

is mise spartacus wrote: »

Most likely won't have Dickinson either

True story

Jijsaw · 20-09-2014 9:26pm

is mise spartacus wrote: »

Most likely won't have Dickinson either

That's what they said with Plath last year

Heaney is definitely coming up this year lads, I can feel it!

Nah Montague/Frost ftw!

is mise spartacus · 20-09-2014 9:33pm

Heaney isn't on our course.....

Is mise John · 20-09-2014 9:35pm

Ive covered : Plath, Donne, Yeats and Frost . Also did 2 poems of ni chuileanain. Dickson and Plath probably won't be up. Good chance Eilean ni chuilleanain will tho

is mise spartacus · 20-09-2014 9:37pm

And I hate her poetry with a passion
Hi is mise john I'm is mise Spartacus

Jijsaw · 20-09-2014 9:39pm

is mise spartacus wrote: »

Heaney isn't on our course.....

Whaa.... you mean I've been studying Heaney for no reason at all...bo*locks! :pac:

Haven't even done Ní Chuileanain and I hate her with a passion, horrible stuff!

is mise spartacus · 20-09-2014 9:44pm

Poets Prescribed for Higher Level:

DICKINSON, Emily (4)
DONNE, John (1)
FROST, Robert (2)
HARDY, Thomas
MONTAGUE, John
NÍ CHUILLEANÁIN, Eiléan
PLATH, Sylvia (3)
YEATS, William

I'll probably just do those 4 because I really don't like the rest

PeterJC! · 20-09-2014 10:06pm

So far we've done Dickinson, Yeats and Ní Chuilleanáin, I'd say that there's a fair chance of Ní Chuilleanáin coming up. Rue the day when there isn't a woman on the paper; plus she's Irish.

Oozamine · 21-09-2014 11:47am

My teachers convined that Montague and ENC will come up.
Dont know why people dont like Montague, i feel his poetry is the easiest to get your head around and straight forward enough quotes !

The Adversary · 21-09-2014 3:12pm

Eilean Ni Chuilleanain is well overdue.

Peg14 · 21-09-2014 4:40pm

Oozamine wrote: »

My teachers convined that Montague and ENC will come up.
Dont know why people dont like Montague, i feel his poetry is the easiest to get your head around and straight forward enough quotes !

My teacher too. And its not exactly that with Montague, i think because he is so straightforward, i find his poetry boring to talk about or like i just find myself summarising instead of find a meaning or whatever :P

Jijsaw · 22-09-2014 5:03pm

Montague ftw lads!
Such an easy poet

d1234 · 22-09-2014 6:32pm

How do ye guys learn poetry? The last thing I want to do is match up the wrong poet with the wrong poem!

Anonymagician · 22-09-2014 6:36pm

We've done Plath, Dickinson, Frost and Ní Chuilleanáin. We're going to do Montague and Yeats, I think.

Surely Plath or Dickinson wouldn't appear.

Digital Solitude · 22-09-2014 6:41pm

d1234 wrote: »

How do ye guys learn poetry? The last thing I want to do is match up the wrong poet with the wrong poem!

After a while Im sure you'll know which goes to who? Like you will be writing several full essays on each throughout the year

if832uspx4eogt · 22-09-2014 7:25pm

ENC is almost a dead set. She's Irish and a woman!

Hopefully John Donne doesn't show up, his poetry is a pile of ****.

Blue giant · 22-09-2014 7:27pm

I've done Frost, Plath and Dickinson so far. Favourite so far would have to be Frost. Will be doing Montague and Ní Chuileanán.

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 22-09-2014 7:59pm

cant remember what the teacher said so how many women + men poets do we have to do?

Blue giant · 22-09-2014 8:04pm

LuckyDude12 wrote: »

cant remember what the teacher said so how many women + men poets do we have to do?

There is 8 poets on the course and 4 come up on the paper. If you do 5 you're guaranteed at least one will come up. Every year there is always a female poet and Irish poet hence why ENC is well tipped to come up.

9de5q7tsr8u2im · 22-09-2014 8:07pm

Blue giant wrote: »

There is 8 poets on the course and 4 come up on the paper. If you do 5 you're guaranteed at least one will come up. Every year there is always a female poet and Irish poet hence why ENC is well tipped to come up.

thanks for your post, also i remember him mentioning about learning a number of poets and you'll be sorted type of thing, can you care to explain?

Blue giant · 22-09-2014 8:20pm

Bishop Gigantic Trout wrote: »

thanks for your post, also i remember him mentioning about learning a number of poets and you'll be sorted type of thing, can you care to explain?

I just did

LCK97 · 10-12-2014 7:38pm

we've done Plath, Dickinson, Frost and Chuilleanain, female and irish poet usually comes up so Chuilleanain seems like a safe enough bet:)

!! English HL 2015 - ALL things HL English, predictions, discussion etc.

Favourite poet - one you hope to answer on 175 votes

Comments