English Paper 2 - Predict the 4 poets

0mega

Anyone who is correct gets bragging rights.

My prediction:

Plath
Mahon
Hopkins
Shakespeare

aarondoc

I'm gonna go with Plath,Bishop,Wordsworth and Mahon. Optimism at its finest :P

peekachoo

I'm saying Rich, Mahon, Hopkins and Shakespeare

peekachoo

*Bishop. Not rich, bishop. :P

Vito Corleone

Ahhh.....I want Plath to come up but I have a terrible feeling she mightn't. I'll go with...

Bishop
Shakespeare
Hopkins
Wordsworth

ScummyMan

Plath
Bishop
Shakespeare
Mahon

mariecxx

i think wordsworth, mahon, bishop and shakespeare will appear!

im praying for mahon otherwise i am screwed........

Lcstudent2013

I just want mahon to come up. Anything else idgaf

SuperSayian

Mahon
Bishop
Shakespeare
Wordsworth

HugsiePie

Hopkins
Wordsworth
Shakespeare
Rich

Or Kinsella

Basically I'm expecting them to leave out Bishop Mahon and Plath

Bishop
Kinsella
Mahon
Wordsworth

I don't know why, but that paper seems horrible with the poets and I'm expecting the worst?
What I would love is:

Plath
Mahon
Hopkins
Shakespeare (though I haven't studied him, a lot of people I know have so would like that for them)

LCchancer

all i want is BISHOP !!!

Sean1996

Mahon better come up or im F***ed haha plath wouldnt be too bad but anyone else ill be in a bad way for tomorrow haha im cramming engineering and english so lets hope it pays off

HPMS

Hopkins
Shakespeare
Bishop
Mahon

I would be chuffed with shakespeare, not so much with the others!

aimzLc2

I'm thinking
Bishop
plath
mahon
kinsella

Sean1996

DEAR BABY JESUS, PUT MAHON ON THE BLEEDIN' TEST!!! PLEASEEEEEE hahahah

Daniel7740

Mahon an bishop for meself! I'm pure sh*te at poetry so it better be an easy question

Legion.

Wordsworth
Plath
Kinsella
Hopkins

Sean1996

Legion. wrote: »

Wordsworth
Plath
Kinsella
Hopkins

your predictions scare me

Slow Show

Plath, Mahon, Wordsworth, Hopkins.

Copper_pipe

Plath
bishop
Mahon
Hopkins

SeanyboyQPR

In an ideal world only one of my four would come up, would hate to be torn on which to choose!

I've done

Plath
Mahon
Shakespeare
And currently cramming Hopkins in, we never studied him in class but no way in fück was I doing Bishop! He's tidy enough

I reckon it'll be

Rich
Mahon
Shakespeare
Bishop

Legion.

Sean1996 wrote: »

your predictions scare me

Haha, its not my preferences, just what I'm feeling in my waters. I wouldn't be devastated if that was the lineup though.

dee_mc

Kinsella
Mahon
Plath
Wordsworth

Does anyone else think Mahon will pull a Plath and not come up this year? Everyone has grown to rely solely on him since they're convinced Plath will be a no-show again...

Sean1996

Deleted User wrote: »

Does anyone else think Mahon will pull a Plath and not come up this year? Everyone has grown to rely solely on him since they're convinced Plath will be a no-show again...

im hoping that Mahon will come up tomorrow, plath wouldnt be too bad either. if its anyone else though well eh im screwed

DH2K9

1. Kinsella
2. Plath
3. Wordsworth
4. Hopkins

Denis322

Plath
Mahon
Shakespeare
Bishop

11Charlie11

Bishop
Wordsworth
Hopkins
Kinsella

Bishop better show up tomorrow or I am absolutely screwed!

randylonghorn

Hopkins
Shakespeare
Kinsella
Wordsworth

Dropping No Eaves

Jaysus, the overwhelming confidence in Shakespeare coming up is making me feel great!

Shaky till I die. xoxo

0mega

randylonghorn wrote: »

Hopkins
Shakespeare
Kinsella
Wordsworth

There would be riots across the country. Turkey would have nothing on us.

randylonghorn

0mega wrote: »

There would be riots across the country. Turkey would have nothing on us.

Riots won't change the paper.

The SEC have given fair warning over several years that they intend the papers to get less predictable; what happens if they keep their word?

JessicaB844

Vito Corleone wrote: »

Ahhh.....I want Plath to come up but I have a terrible feeling she mightn't. I'll go with...

Bishop
Shakespeare
Hopkins
Wordsworth

There needs to be an Irish poet too

I think:
Mahon
Bishop
Wordsworth
Shakespeare

randylonghorn

JessicaB844 wrote: »

There needs to be an Irish poet too

There doesn't, you know.

It's been the pattern for a long time, but nowhere in the curriculum (which is all that matters) does it say that there will be one Irish poet and one female poet.

0mega

randylonghorn wrote: »

Riots won't change the paper.

The SEC have given fair warning over several years that they intend the papers to get less predictable; what happens if they keep their word?

In making them that 'unpredictable', it would just become predictable in future years that the hardest/most commonly featured poets will appear.

randylonghorn

0mega wrote: »

In making them that 'unpredictable', it would just become predictable in future years that the hardest/most commonly featured poets will appear.

Then one year you get Bishop / Rich / Plath / Mahon (assuming the same pool as this year), and everyone is saying "but that's too easy, we never thought they would come up together, I was banking on Hopkins / Wordsworth / Shakespeare".

Prodigious

The irish are pathetic when it comes to activism or protest of any sort.

Predictions:

Plath
Wordsworth
Shakespeare
Hopkins

Tommyrawr

I have a feeling plath wont come up, I really hope she does.

Plath/Bishop
Wordsworth
Hopkins
Mahon

Parawhore.xD

I've decided on what would suit me down to the ground... Something like:
Mahon
Bishop
Hopkins
Kinsella

That way I reckon about 95% of the country will answer either Mahon or Bishop and myself and Gerad Manley can get intimate :P

I'd love for Plath to come up but if she doesn't this would be the next best thing for me anyway!

Only issue with my prediction is that it doesn't have one of the 'ancients' ie the Williams but Hoppy kinda counts.

randylonghorn

Prodigious wrote: »

The irish are pathetic when it comes to activism or protest of any sort.

Well, protesting something like that is a bit like organising a protest because your horse didn't win the Grand National! :pac:

There's a way to beat the odds on this one at least ...

JessicaB844

randylonghorn wrote: »

There doesn't, you know.

It's been the pattern for a long time, but nowhere in the curriculum (which is all that matters) does it say that there will be one Irish poet and one female poet.

Yeah I know that but I really don't think they are gonna stray from that format tbh, it will be a woman, irish and classical.

007driver

randylonghorn wrote: »

Riots won't change the paper.

The SEC have given fair warning over several years that they intend the papers to get less predictable; what happens if they keep their word?

Riots !

Tommyrawr

Lads can Plath come up on the ordinary paper and not come up on the higher paper?

0mega

randylonghorn wrote: »

Then one year you get Bishop / Rich / Plath / Mahon (assuming the same pool as this year), and everyone is saying "but that's too easy, we never thought they would come up together, I was banking on Hopkins / Wordsworth / Shakespeare".

I admit defeat. :pac:

randylonghorn

007driver wrote: »

Riots !

Actually, from my experience of modding this forum over the last few years, the correct answer would seem to be: TEARS!!! :pac:

LoonyLovegood

Tommyrawr wrote: »

Lads can Plath come up on the ordinary paper and not come up on the higher paper?

Yes. The Honours and Ordinary papers are made separately. There may be similarities, there may not be.

randylonghorn

Tommyrawr wrote: »

Lads can Plath come up on the ordinary paper and not come up on the higher paper?

The two papers have no relationship to one another, and would (usually, anyway) be set by different people.


(Snap, Ms. Girl! )

0mega wrote: »

I admit defeat. :pac:

Just think yourself lucky I'm not setting the paper! :pac:

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Kinsella
Wordsworth
Bishop
Hopkins

I'm still sticking by my guns that they're only worth 12.5% which is a stupid amount for the work involved so if my poets don't come up, I won't answer on it and use the spare time to write a kicking essay on everything else!

Tommyrawr

If plath comes up tomorrow. This is my jam

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