Afternoons - Philip Larkin Flashcards
“_____ is fading”
“summer is fading”
“____ mothers _____”
“young mothers assemble”
“____ free their ____”
“setting free their children”
“an ______ of ______”
“an estateful of washing”
“our ____, lying near the _____”
“our wedding, lying near the television”
“expect to be ____ _____”
“expect to be taken home”
“their _____ has thickened”
“their beauty has thickened”
“to the ____ of their own _____”
“to the side of their own lives”
“summer is fading” what does this show
changes in seasons mirror changes in peoples lives, suggests people’s lives have ‘peaked’ and are now fading
“young mothers assemble” what does this show
women only called ‘mothers’ implies the gender stereotypes
“setting free their children” what does this show
language of imprisonment suggests domestic life is restrictive - they want their kids to have a better life
“an estateful of washing” what does this show
groups of people on the estate together makes the writer seem dismissive of them
“our wedding, lying near the television” what does this show
implies their love has become something ordinary and neglected
“expect to be taken home” what does this show
expect is emphasises - children are restricted by routine, could also suggest the children’s expectations contribute to their mother’s restricted lives
“their beauty has thickened” what does this show
the only standalone sentence - emphasises how the change in tense connects their past and present
