IB ENGLISH PAPER 2: SYLVIA PLATH

• I ACHIEVED A GRADE 7 IN HIGHER LEVEL ENGLISH IN 2019 WITH TOP MARKS IN PAPER 2. AND NOW, I AM STUDYING THEOLOGY AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY --> If you are aiming for 7 in HL or SL, these notes are invaluable.

• These resources are clear and condensed sheets which can be easily printed out and made into revision cards.

• One thing I learnt very quickly is that it’s about quality not quantity. These are the only resources I used to revise for the Plath poems before the Paper 2 exam. They provided me with enough context and technical analysis to produce a grade 7 essay in the exam. Be strategic with how you revise. Instead of frantically trying to remember the whole poem, I picked out a few key lines and memorized some in depth analysis which could be applied to ANY essay question.

• I have put together my revision sheets for the following Plath Poems: Edge, Mirror, Morning Song and The Arrival of the Bee Box!

• THERE IS A LOT OF CONTENT TO REMEMBER WITH PLATH, BUT THESE REVISION CARD TEMPLATES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HELP YOUR REVISION.

COLOUR CODE:

• Green = Structure and Form Analysis
• Orange = Language and Tone Analysis
• Red = Quotes/Examples from the poem