June 2006 - English Literature

<p>I really thought that the answer to the best purpose for the oak/lily poem was to encourage the young to live life to the fullest, but now I'm not so sure...damn it. I thought that answer made sense because even if you live a long life, if you don't live it well, it is meaningless, while the shortest of lives can be worthwhile.</p>

<p>I thought it was tough in general. I guessed on a lot of things, hoping to understand it.</p>

<p>So, what's with the metre question? I have been able to trace the iambic part(hopefully right so), but the rest?? Still, since the ends all rhymed(although disrhythmically) I put in blank verse. Any suggestions?</p>

<p>I also put blank verse.</p>

<p>^ I put in blank verse, guessed it (didn't have a clue what the other things were)</p>

<p>No worries lads, the Literature curve is incredible (on the Score your own SAT II thread):</p>

<p>61 to 56 = 800
55 = 790
54 & 53 = 780
52 = 770
51 = 760
50 = 750
49 = 740
48 = 730
47 = 720
46 = 710
45 & 44 = 700
43 = 690
42 = 680
41 = 670
40 = 660
39 = 650</p>

<p>You could get about 10 wrong and still get a 700.</p>

<p>guys what was the answer to : What was the methaphorical reference to the "logge"?</p>

<p>I thought it was the dead tree...but I'm not good @ lit, so...</p>

<p>I put corpse...because I thought that the Oake referred to the old person.</p>

<p>Yay, I put blank verse as well. That question really got me. I was torn between skipping and guessing. Good thing I guessed. :D</p>

<p>Edit:
I put corpse as well.</p>

<p>What were the options for 'logge'?</p>

<p>I was originally leaning towards 'tree limb' heheh.</p>

<p>ya....that</p>

<p>The choices were:
A. casket
B. corpse
C. tree limb
D. old man or women
E. a slain hero</p>

<p>Shoot, I put D.</p>

<p>c (x10 chars)</p>

<p>i was between B and D... i must have spent 5 minutest of it .... decided to pick B (for no apparent reason other than that I was wasting so much time)...</p>

<p>I don't think it's c now</p>

<p>i misread that "metaphorical" part</p>

<p>yea.. it def. was not a tree limb because it said "metaphorical", not "literal" ...</p>

<p>darnnit....</p>

<p>Whoa, I went back to look through the thread but it seems there was no definite agreement on Slipshod's characteristics? Most seem to have put vain, so, again, did everybody else?</p>