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I know, I'm such an unreliable friend.
One week and two days, and this semester will be OVER. I cannot wait.
Anyway, English again *halo* I don't know why, but I get so frustrated when taking exams and having to write essay questions because I can never think of anything to say. Like today, there was sorta of a "practice" final, and I totally didn't write anything for the long essay question. It seemed easy enough, all I had to do was read two poems and then select one to write an essay on two literary devices that were used in it, but I couldn't think of any literary devices besides foreshadowing, and the was definitely not in either of the poems. I don't know, I think I'm just horrible at analyzing, and then feeling so pressured on exams just makes me even more worse at it. Back when I had to take the midterm, I totally froze up and only did the matching section(skipping the short and long essays, leaving me with a score of 30%). Luckily the teacher gave me TWO more times to complete all the essays and I ended up scraping by with a 95% (which is totally not fair IMO, since I took so long to do it and then wasn't docked any on my grade, though I did decline the 7 curve points. I feel like a horrible cheater.) Anyway, remembering how badly I did in the past isn't helping me any, and I'm quite sure I'm going to fail English this semester.
And you know what? I know all the terms and definitions, and I know I can write, it's just this stupid analyzing. ARGH. If you put a poem down in front of me, I would barely be able to tell you what it's about let alone find the techniques the author employed to convey certain meanings. I'd rather take a Calculus test everyday for a month if it would get me out of analyzing poetry.
I'm just so frustrated with myself, and with this subject.
Chocolate, anyone?
OH! And I might be getting a new kitten soon :D Name suggestions? I'm leaning toward Corrigan Spike or "Corri" for short. The kitten is white/orange and totally adorable.
One week and two days, and this semester will be OVER. I cannot wait.
Anyway, English again *halo* I don't know why, but I get so frustrated when taking exams and having to write essay questions because I can never think of anything to say. Like today, there was sorta of a "practice" final, and I totally didn't write anything for the long essay question. It seemed easy enough, all I had to do was read two poems and then select one to write an essay on two literary devices that were used in it, but I couldn't think of any literary devices besides foreshadowing, and the was definitely not in either of the poems. I don't know, I think I'm just horrible at analyzing, and then feeling so pressured on exams just makes me even more worse at it. Back when I had to take the midterm, I totally froze up and only did the matching section(skipping the short and long essays, leaving me with a score of 30%). Luckily the teacher gave me TWO more times to complete all the essays and I ended up scraping by with a 95% (which is totally not fair IMO, since I took so long to do it and then wasn't docked any on my grade, though I did decline the 7 curve points. I feel like a horrible cheater.) Anyway, remembering how badly I did in the past isn't helping me any, and I'm quite sure I'm going to fail English this semester.
And you know what? I know all the terms and definitions, and I know I can write, it's just this stupid analyzing. ARGH. If you put a poem down in front of me, I would barely be able to tell you what it's about let alone find the techniques the author employed to convey certain meanings. I'd rather take a Calculus test everyday for a month if it would get me out of analyzing poetry.
I'm just so frustrated with myself, and with this subject.
Chocolate, anyone?
OH! And I might be getting a new kitten soon :D Name suggestions? I'm leaning toward Corrigan Spike or "Corri" for short. The kitten is white/orange and totally adorable.