@AGoodFloridian I put the same thing!
I would’ve imagined that too, @silverphi , but what made me think about the untimely death was the contrast with the lily and how its beauty isn’t so lengthy compared to the 300 something year old oak tree.
I mean, it wasn’t a simple test by no means… I could’ve studied the literary terms more. I had no clue whether it was tetra, penta, hexa or whatever they were talking about. I chose blank verse(?) because it represented what was going on in my mind.
it is untimely death
@AGoodFloridian
Positive it’s not a coxcomb (was that the word?) – that’s a derisive term for a man.
You’re thinking about a different question on the love poem. Lines 7-8 said (paraphrasing) “you’re the world to me” but then 9-10 said “don’t come because then I’ll quickly be lonely again”. Do you know the one I’m referencing?
It could be fascination, but I didn’t see that in him. I just saw fascination with the knot in front of him, not the culture that it represented. Also, it said “an analysis of his fascination” – and that, for me, raised a red flag. It clearly wasn’t an analysis; just a narrative/anecdote/episodic recounting. Just my two cents. You’re probably right.
“Barely or brief” could be right, but I doubt it. Here’s a link to the poem: http://www.bartleby.com/101/194.html. For me, the line’s association with “perfect” in the next line, as well as the overall theme of how a short, vibrant existence > a long one, really works in tandem to stress fleeting perfection, or a beauty “fitting and true.” Just my opinion.
What do you guys think the curve for this one will be? Like -4=800 or is that too lenient/strict
@silverphi Character analysis was an answer for the stepsister passage, not the Chinese passage.
Also, what were I and II? What was the question?
and @AGoodFloridian it was blank verse, lol. You lucked out.
@willay 1 and 2 were like how does the lily part differentiate from the oak thing? i think #3 was like metrical or something it was the second question for that passage
I’m going to trust your judgement over mine @willay , CR seems to be your strong suit, and now that I think about the analysis, that could be a wrong answer… The text wasn’t devoted to an analysis of his admiration, for sure.
About his speech, I was torn between those two but went with indirect speech on the basis of him indirectly saying what his mother(or grandmother, I forgot.) said one time. It could’ve easily been monologue with all the reflection he did afterwards though.
How about his grandmother calling him stupid? Hahaha, would that be affectionately teasing? It could have been blatant dismissive too.
I actually got the blank one right? The heck hahaha
Ooh, I think, at the last moment, I chose all three. There was some sense of metrics going on, when the author mentions the longevity / lifespans of the two subjects.
@silverphi That was I, II, and III. The oak was in iambic pentameter, and the oak was iambic tetrameter – in other words, the meter was changed up, so III was also correct.
@AGoodFloridian I actually think you’re right on indirect speech. I put that first, but since it’s usually represented as “he said that blahblahblah” and it wasn’t in that form, I changed my answer to interior monologue. Kinda regretting my change of heart now.
And affectionately teasing, no question. I remember the text saying that she laughed.
Hahaha, I thought they were talking about lifespans when they referenced metrics, not that iambic mungo jumbo. Man, my ignorance is on a roll today. I’m still pretty grateful that we only got one or two of the archaic passages. I mean, there was one that was just… I don’t even remember what it was about, random words capitalized, letters missing, letters added(the bloke kept adding “e” at the end of some words).
Ooooh, how about the description of the fallen oak tree, the log? Valiant hero struck down… Aging old man? The balding made me think of an aging man or woman.
I’m curious to know what @Ngzk07 thought of test, besides thoroughly enjoying the stepsisters test. ;
@AGoodFloridian lmao I had the same stories. For the meters you have to put slash marks every 2 syllables and count how many slashes there are in the line. I said iambic penta meter. Heroic couplets, the 2 end lines should rhyme iirc.
Definitely forgot some meanings to terms so I did process of elimination and chose blank verse.
@Ngzk07 Blank verse and heroic couplet were 2 different answers. Blank verse was the answer to an “everything appears in here EXCEPT” question for the oak/lily aging poem. Iambic pentameter IIRC wasn’t a correct answer; it was heroic couplet – that is, a rhyming couplet written in iambic pentameter. For the love poem, I think they asked, "What is this poem written in?"or something. So yes, it was in iambic pentameter, but heroic couplet was a more specifically correct answer, which made it technically ‘right.’ Don’t know if that made any sense.
@willay Yeah that makes sense. Thanks for explaining it to me. Welp -1/4 for that question…
I really liked reading that love poem though. The waxing and waning part. :x
Any tips on studying for Literature SATII? I bought the Barrons book.
I studied for this subject test by using Kaplan’s and finding a quizlet (this one in particular: https://quizlet.com/6917614/sat-ii-literature-terms-flash-cards/) of literary terms and meters and that was it. I got Barron’s but Barron’s is way too complicated and I didn’t like the format of having a question before learning what the topic was that was being tested. Cracksat has some good practice too LOL. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/585615-how-to-ace-literature-p1.html also has some good tips on how to prepare.
On another note, what do you guys think the curve will be? I found the comedy play passage thing hardest (ugh coxcomb…)
i used only the barrons, kaplan and PR for practice tests… so i didnt use the blue book test >.< i got ranging from 660 to 780 using those tests… I have NO IDEA how that would translate to the real test LOL. any ideas guys? @drakonus yeah the satire piece was convoluted asf but at least the thesaurus poem was simple
** December 2014 (January 2015/June 2014)
*** Unlike the SAT I, SAT II exams are all the same the world over and are consistently recycled, with the exact same literature exam being used three times in less than 2 years!
**** This ain’t a brain drain Realist. This is the reason you’re stunned that a Korean or Chinese student with an SAT score of 2400 or an SAT II Lit score of 800 can’t even speak a single lick of English once they enter college! LOL!!!
Chinese Passage
gift indicating a positive change in attitude
disliked the sound of the wind chimes
potentially valuable object
indirect speech
amazement at a particular type of perception
symbol
affectionately teasing
appreciates a particular feature of Chinese culture
analysis of the narrator’s fascination with his Chinese heritage
Lillie of a Day Poem
a corpse
I, II, and III
fitting and true
They make explicit the meaning of the preceding eight lines
blank verse
These lines of poetry are themselves an instance of beauty in compact form
Consoling someone on the untimely death of a friend
onomatopoeia
Cynthia and Molly Passage
character analysis
friendly but guarded
power Cynthia has over Molly is not unusual
elaborate upon an earlier description
The most lasting love may be one that is not based on specific attributes of the beloved
changeable and inconstant
has a trusting temperament
regarded her beauty as an obvious and unremarkable fact
anecdotes about Cynthia’s behavior as a schoolgirl
qualified appreciation
Come Back to Me Poem
mixture of hopeful yearning and anticipated melancholy
the joy of the reunion with her lover will last only briefly
does not do anything without thinking of her lover’s next visit
omitting key words
attempt to justify the logic of her sentiments
reveal a paradoxical aspect of that emotion
alliteration
alternately fades and increases between her lover’s visits
allusions to mythological lovers
Coxcomb Poem
satiric comedy written by a woman
antithesis
combination of attack and implied self-congratulation
fine things
are more chaste than men
make you characters in a play
coxcomb
heroic couplet
berating men who are contemptuous of women writers
Frederick Douglas
exists as naturally as flesh and blood
an essential element
emphasizing the stature and humanity of Douglass
favorite recollections prized by members of a family
imply that lives that incorporate a noble ideal are more fitting tributes to Douglas than are works of art
reasserts the belief that the beauty of freedom can best be embodied in living human beings
references to political solutions
the poem can be only a limited tribute to an outstanding individual
Thesaurus
both are imagined are possibly being named “Thesaurus”
words are portrayed as human characters who interact
reinforce the characterization of the words as being obscure
“here…meaning” (lines 15-16)
rigid attitudes toward the use of language
its inability to significantly unite diverse words
pleasure in the meanings that fresh combinations of words can create
Chinese Passage
correction: episode revealing the personalities of the narrator’s family members
Come Back to Me
correction: repeating certain words or phrases
Coxcomb
correction: men