Poetry :)

im doing longley preferably but i have kavanagh and boland to fall back on but hopefully wont need them

madlad88

Bob the Builder wrote: »

I am only doing Kavanagh.

So I am doing only one poet. Ah well.

Your not alone boland i hope to god comes up

BarnhallBull

Every year in the last few days before the LC, students start to panic and second-guess the examiners, particularly with regards to prescribed poetry.

Yes, it's far too obvious that Boland will be on the paper, but guess what, it was too obvious that Rich would be up in '08 and Plath in '07 and guess what? They were both up :P Nobody can guarantee anything, but all last-minute worry aside, she is statistically the most likely. There is a female poet on every year, yeah they might go away from that this year but again, chances are they won't. Every other year students thought they'd be the ones to get shafted, it's very unlikely that a female poet won't be on the paper tomorrow.

As for the fact they didn't have a picture-related essay on P1 today for the first time in yonks, i'd say that makes it less likely they'll spring a surprise tomorrow

Hopefully that'll put some of the last minute worriers at ease, don't attack me if i'm wrong! Best of luck!

gant0

Kavanagh and Boland very well,Longley pretty well but not as many quotes and riche just as a failsafe incase the **** hits the fan:D

Bob the Builder

RetroRainbow wrote: »

^ Same. Although Boland has been tipped all year, and I know her the best I'm still rather worried. It's hard not to be, I guess!

Putting my foot out here. But Boland is the most likely to be on the Paper.

digan wrote: »

im doing longley preferably but i have kavanagh and boland to fall back on but hopefully wont need them

Be careful with Longley. If I was you, I'd study Kavanagh or Boland as well tonight.

aine92

I know Kavanagh and A bitta Yeats and Im going to look over Boland, but I am HEAVILY relying on Kavanagh which is probably so stupid but sure..

Bob the Builder

aine92 wrote: »

I know Kavanagh and A bitta Yeats and Im going to look over Boland, but I am HEAVILY relying on Kavanagh which is probably so stupid but sure..

Haha, that is exactly, word for word the same as me...

Gaga OhLaLa

Yeats and Eliot.... please examiners?

I should get off this and study Boland

Seloth

Love the fact that many are doing like myself

Longly,Kav and Bol

Longely and Kavanagh are my strongest though.

leg

two yeats and boland.
Know kavangh pretty well to but i know the others well

R0B0T_R0CK

BOLAND YEATS possibly KAVANAGH/LONGLEY..... Mostly Boland or Yeats.. Otherwise i am monumentally continentally and quite simply screwed

But Boland hasnt been since like 2005 or something.... so good chance...

Although, Boland COULD have been on last years original one.. so even if she wasnt asked in the one they sat, she might have lost her turn... please god no..

I dont know anymore..
Why am i still here?
Why am i writing 'why am i still here?'?

Im going to study

NotExactly

shocxxxxxx wrote: »

there's a 1 in 14 chance thet you''ll be screwed if you only study 3...scary but there is worse odds i guess....

You can't speculate on mathematical probability because their is patterns etc making them more likely to come up than another.

pbowenroe

BarnhallBull wrote: »

Hopefully that'll put some of the last minute worriers at ease, don't attack me if i'm wrong! Best of luck!

If you're wrong you will be hearing from my lawyer.

Mebbie

I realllyyy hope Boland comes up...!

Skintwin

R0B0T_R0CK wrote: »

BOLAND YEATS possibly KAVANAGH/LONGLEY..... Mostly Boland or Yeats.. Otherwise i am monumentally continentally and quite simply screwed

But Boland hasnt been since like 2005 or something.... so good chance...

Although, Boland COULD have been on last years original one.. so even if she wasnt asked in the one they sat, she might have lost her turn... please god no..

I dont know anymore..
Why am i still here?
Why am i writing 'why am i still here?'?

Im going to study

She wasn't on last years. The female was the same.

My teacher has heavily tipped Eliot, but i don't like him.

I'm doing Boland and Rich to be on the safe side, then Longley, Yeats and Kavanagh just so I have a choice

Slugs

Skintwin wrote: »

She wasn't on last years. The female was the same.

My teacher has heavily tipped Eliot, but i don't like him.

I'm doing Boland and Rich to be on the safe side, then Longley, Yeats and Kavanagh just so I have a choice

Am I the only one banking on Keats :S

fufureida

Slugs wrote: »

Am I the only one banking on Keats :S

Lol
I'm doing kavanagh, Yeats, boland, Walcott . Longley ts elliot adrienne rich and Keats.

Am I safe?

!?!

boland and kavangh :P I'll be screwed if they don't come up! everyone is doing yeats but i can't stand his poetry and eliot is ok but too long to revise

johnmcdnl

H2student wrote: »

Doing 4, Boland, kavanagh, Longley & Walcott.

I thought theoretically, I'm covered, since there's 7 poets (I think) on the course and they give you four options. But, seeing so many people doing 5+ poets is making me worried that I am wrong about this....

there's 8 so mathematically to be sure of one coming up you need 5...

DancingQueen:)

I know two really well and if I had to i'd be able to write about two others if I had to. It would be seriously bad luck if the other four came up >.<

barney4001

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