[SPM] English Literature

[Dominic]

Originally Posted by xJing

Eh. I remember doing these in my year, and that was 2 years ago. Loved "This ia a Photograph of Me".

My teacher only taught us the 'Conflicts' set of poems. I loved 'The man He Killed.' As for 'Photograph, I still don't understand what it really means. Can you explain?

[xJing]

Originally Posted by Dominic

My teacher only taught us the 'Conflicts' set of poems. I loved 'The man He Killed.' As for 'Photograph, I still don't understand what it really means. Can you explain?

Ugh, I didn't like Conflicts. haha. My teacher gave us a free rein to study all the poems and then narrow it down to two themes, and in the last few months, focus on the theme we were best at, so eventually, I did Relationships.

That poem's kind of abstract, with a lot of hidden meanings and different ways of looking at it. Basically it talks about how insignificant the persona feels, which is reflected by how she speaks about being just under the surface of a lake in the background, and also that she is misunderstood (referring to the part where she is a distorted image).

The whole process that she takes the reader through, from scanning the photo to finally seeing her, is meant to built suspense and also emphasize how people do not notice her. Even after she 'drowned' (which probably means that she succumbed to her problems and all), people still failed to see what she's going through.

There is a whole lot more meaning behind it, and if I'm not wrong there are a few other explanations for it, but this is part of what I understood from the poem and from the history of Margaret Atwood. I think that understanding the poet's history is sometimes key to understanding what the poem is about.

[hera1412]

im a form 5 student who need to add one more subject for SPM and i wanted to take Literature in English. The problem here is i dont know the format of the test and what book to read or reference book should i buy.. Not to mention that my school doesn't even teach it at school so now i'm in a dead end. If you be so kind please tell me all about Literature in English. Thank you

[Dominic]

Check this thread: http://www.recom.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2988&page=6

[henry_yew]

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[hera1412]

Hi anyone know where can i find a tuition teacher to teach me this subject ?

[maximR]

Hi there . I'm a form 4 science stream student this year taking all the usual core + science subjects as well as basic economics . I'm wondering if it'll be too late for me to take up L.I.E , since it's already the middle of March . Any thoughts and suggestions ? I love literature especially novels and poetry . I'm at Port Dickson , and I'm not sure if there is any tuition teacher around .