<p>All comments/questions, what did you guys think?</p>
<p>Thought it was easier than some of the practice tests I took (Princeton Review), but some of the poems were a little hard to understand. Overall though, not too difficult, but definitely not easy.
I had a lot of time afterwards 
Hoping for 730+ (my practice test scores had a HUGE disparity-- from 550 - high 700s).</p>
<p>I actually didn’t think it was too bad. There were no poems or stories that I had no clue what was going on. Wish I had more time to study though.</p>
<p>Let’s keep this thread active</p>
<p>I took it today and I’m not an english pro, but I didn’t think it was awful. Compared to last years AP Lang exam I found it was easy. I thought I was going to get kicked out when I read “spiritual orgasm” and started laughing (I’m mature I know =P). Anyways question: What is the curve like? I know Math II compared to the regular sat is insane and on the regular sat you can miss a good bit on reading and get a decent score. Let’s say I got 30/60, 40/60, or 50/60 (That didn’t happen) what score would I expect to get if I got that many right?</p>
<p>Found this from a thread from '05, so I can’t vouch for how well it reflects the conversion now, but the OP said it was from the SAT II book released by CollegeBoard.</p>
<p>61-800
60-800
59-800
58-800
57-800
56-800
55-790
56-800
55-790
54-780
53-780
52-770
51-760
50-750
49-740
48-730
47-720
46-710
45-700
44-700
43-690
42-680
41-670
40-660
39-650
38-640
37-630
36-620
35-620
34-610
33-600
32-590
31-580</p>
<p>When can we start discussing?</p>
<p>I didn’t really understand the passage about Sophia and her mother. What was the author’s tone and such? It seemed like he was making fun of both of them</p>
<p>Passage 1: “Before the Birth of one of her Children”</p>
<ol>
<li>reason for adversity: it follows us all of the time</li>
<li>connection between sentence and knot: death and marriage</li>
<li>why are they ignorant? don’t know when they will die</li>
<li>who is the friend? the speaker</li>
<li>“i am in effect none”: the speaker won’t be there anymore (i.e., she’ll be dead)</li>
<li>“chance” = speaker’s death</li>
<li>what does the speaker want? for her husband to love her when she’s gone</li>
<li>who are the “Remains”? her children</li>
<li>the path of the poem: i forget this question’s answer anyone remember?</li>
<li>what are the “gains” that the husband will have? joys that accompany him after she’s gone</li>
</ol>
<p>Passage 3: “Sonny’s Blues” Excerpt
18. effect of opening sentence (chronology, poignancy,etc.)
19. all of the adults: communal experiences
20. obscurely: undefinably
21. light does all of the following except: demonstrate the child’s aspirations
22. the darkness outside represents: naivete of childhood (?)
23. the adults don’t speak about past because: they don’t want to scare the children</p>
<p>^ from the January 2009 Lit thread.
THEY REUSE EXCERPTS</p>
<p>Dis not think it was too horrible. One poem had me very confused, forgot which. Didn’t leave any blank</p>
<p>I thought it was alright but the to maurgarite poem got me a bit confused.</p>
<p>Uh can we discuss the first poem? There seems to be a conflicting analysis …
[Poetry</a> analysis: Before the Birth of One of Her Children, by Anne Bradstreet - Poets & Poetry - Helium](<a href=“http://www.helium.com/knowledge/94048-poetry-analysis-before-the-birth-of-one-of-her-children-by-anne-bradstreet]Poetry”>http://www.helium.com/knowledge/94048-poetry-analysis-before-the-birth-of-one-of-her-children-by-anne-bradstreet)</p>
<p>How many problems were there? I think I only did 60…</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure there were only 60 questions. How were we supposed to interpret the “to marguerite” poem?</p>
<p>I took that as he is complaining that humans cannot become close enough to one another. Can anyone else confirm 60 questions? I know it used to be 61 standard.</p>
<p>It’s 60… Btw Jojo I disagree with your answers for the first three of your poem. Or the 2-4 ones not the first</p>
<ol>
<li>the path of the poem: i forget this question’s answer anyone remember?</li>
</ol>
<p>I think I selected something to the effect of “her contemplation of death turning into request for remembrance”</p>
<ol>
<li>the darkness outside represents: naivete of childhood (?)</li>
</ol>
<p>Again, <em>think</em> I opted for the harsh reality adults have to face/fears of childhood/something like that.</p>
<p>
I believe this was secretly.
Agree on both.</p>
<p>for the question on what kind of life the man leads as described in lines 16-21(?), was it restrained or regimented/regimental?</p>