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Analysis and comments on The Imaginary Iceberg by Elizabeth Bishop

Comment 7 of 7, added on May 10th, 2009 at 1:48 PM.

It never occurred to me that College Board would recycle poems, what with the vastness of 'great poetry'.

On a tangent, what was the first poem in the 2009 AP Lit and Composition test called? The one about a girl working at a drive-in diner during the summer.

Karen from United States
Comment 6 of 7, added on May 7th, 2009 at 11:19 PM.

I think some legal and moral intervention is in order. As Ms. Bishop was on crack at the time of writing her poem, we have an obligation as AP Victims to inform both the authorities and her parents as to her deviant behavior.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bishop,

Your daughter was so high while writing her poem "The Imaginary Iceberg" that she failed to recognize the iceberg as real, and not simply one of her hallucinations. The dear little ship she spoke of collided with said iceberg in 1912, killing thousands. Maybe it's her method of coping with loss, but I strongly suggest you remind her of the ship's current home at the bottom of the ocean, and also that her iceberg was not quite as imaginary as she had thought.

Sincerely,

- A victim of your daughter's hallucinations.

P.S. Please, also, tell Elizabeth that her iceberg was simply a chunk of ice and has long since melted. A cow probably quenched its thirst with a chunk of her iceberg, and the rest of it likely became snow cones, which were then excreted by little children into swimming pools and honey buckets. Essentially, her iceberg is now a river of sewage.

A lovely little AP student. from United States
Comment 5 of 7, added on May 6th, 2006 at 10:40 PM.

ok those last comments were hilarious...everyone is so right...that first question what the crap?!?! and yes no one cares about icebergs....but its gr8 that everyone hated this poem. Cheers to all good luck on other exams...

AP FREAKIN STUDENT from United States
Comment 4 of 7, added on May 6th, 2006 at 6:17 PM.

this was one of the worst poems i have EVER read....damn College Board...who cares about a freaking iceberg?!

ap english student from United States
Comment 3 of 7, added on May 5th, 2006 at 3:44 PM.

Yup, that was crap. What the heck was with the first question, "what does although mean?" GRRRRRR!

Logan & jen from United States
Comment 2 of 7, added on May 5th, 2006 at 12:45 AM.

same, i had it in canada. i think it was easier than the stupid one on dying love by dryden

alex from Canada
Comment 1 of 7, added on May 4th, 2006 at 6:58 PM.

This poem was on the 2006 AP LIterature and Compostiion exam. IT SUCKS!!!!!!!

AP English student from United States



Information about The Imaginary Iceberg

Poet: Elizabeth Bishop
Poem: The Imaginary Iceberg
Volume: North & South
Year: 1946
Added: Feb 20 2003
Viewed: 6770 times
Poem of the Day: Sep 13 2005


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