If, My Darling, Places, Loved Ones and Church Going Flashcards
La
‘But to jump, like ________, with floating skirt into my head’ (If, My Darling)
Alice
‘Monkey-__________, fish-__________’ (If, My Darling)
brown/grey
Each one _________ - ___________ with meaning and meaning’s rebuttal’ (If, My Darling)
double-yolked
‘unpicks the world like a _________’ (If, My Darling)
knot
‘Might knock my darling off her ______________ pivot’ (If, My Darling)
unpriceable
If, My Darling is structured as _____________
tercets
‘__________, I have never found’ (Places, Loved Ones)
No
What is the correct term for the 8-line stanzas, like those used in Places, Loved Ones?
octaves
‘you’re __________ none the less, to act’ (Places, Loved Ones)
bound
Places, Loved Ones was written just as Larkin was moving from Belfast to ___________?
Hull
‘Once I am sure there’s nothing _________ / __________’ (Church Going)
going on
sprawlings of flowers, cut // For Sunday, ___________ now; (Church Going)
brownish
‘some brass and _________’ (Church Going)
stuff
In Church Going, what worthless currency does the speaker donate to the church?
‘An Irish sixpence’
‘__________ what to look for; _______________, too…’ (Church Going)
wondering
