larkin Flashcards
what is the main ao1 for lines?
time as corrosive and damaging, change, memories
‘at last you ______ up the album’ (lines)
yielded
what is the significance of the verb ‘yielded’ in lines?
creates a sense of force and coercion, the woman does not want the speaker to view her younger self.
what semantic field does Larkin use in lines?
semantic field of gluttony/food
what quotes show the semantic field of gluttony in lines?
‘too much confectionary’ ‘too rich’ ‘nutritious’ ‘hungers’
what is the significance of the semantic field of gluttony in lines?
shows the greed of the speaker as the images are presented as something necessary for him to live, like food is.
what quotes in lines place an emphasis on youth?
‘pigtails’ ‘sweet girl-graduate’
what is the significance of the emphasis on youth in lines?
only values her before she was affected and changed by time
what does Larkin say about photography in lines?
that is is ‘faithful and disappointing’
what is the significance of the juxtaposition of ‘faithful and disappointing’ in lines?
photography reveals the truth and demonstrates the change the subject has undertook, ruining the idealised image the speaker has of her
what is the significance of the plosive alliteration in ‘dull days as dull’? lines
the harsh truth of photography is emphasised through the aggressive sounds
‘that is a ____ girl in a ____ place’ lines
real
what is the significance of the repetition of real in the quote ‘that is a real girl in a real place’ lines
emphasises the truth and reality the speaker has been exposed to.
‘contract by heart by looking ___ __ ____’ lines
out of date
what is the significance of the speaker describing the woman as looking ‘out of date’ lines
return to the semantic field of food and the woman is presented as worthless as expired after naturally aging
what is the significance of the line ‘it holds you like a heaven’? in lines.
the religious imagery places the girl in the images on a pedestal and idealises her past self.
what did Larkin say about time?
that it ‘soil, erodes, and disappoints.’
aside from poetry, what did Larkin have an interest in?
he was a keen amateur photographer.
what is the key ao1 for wedding wind?
change, naivety, relationships
what is the extended metaphor throughout wedding wind and what does it represent?
the wind and it represents change, of the marriage and of the speaker
what is the significance of the pathetic fallacy in the fist stanza of wedding wind?
emphasises the change the speaker is going to undertake and conveys a sense of chaos
‘______ in candlelight’ wedding wind
stupid
what is the significance of the speaker being left ‘stupid in candlelight’? wedding wind
juxtaposition highlights her naivety to be happy in love, when truly she is stupid.
what is the significance of the speaker signing her face in the ‘twisted candlestick’? wedding wind
speakers identity is distorted after being married
what is the significance of the last line in the first stanza ‘the happiness I had.’? wedding wind
the past tense highlights how her happiness was a fleeting temporary moment, emphasised by the shortened line length
what is the significance of the line ‘alls ravelled under the sun’ wedding wind
the sun acts as a symbol of truth of the reality of married life
how is the wind personified in the second stanza of wedding wind?
wind is personified as aggressive and as a predator through verbs like ‘hunting’ and ‘thrashing’ demonstrating the pervasive nature of marriage
what is the significance of the phrase ‘perpetual morning’ in wedding wind?
the polysemic phrase has two meanings, the new day and new beginnings or the mourning of her old life
what did Larkin say his parents marriage was?
‘bloody hell’
what is the key ao1 for reasons for attendance?
societal expectation, restriction, conformity
what is the significance of the trumpets voice being ‘loud and authoritative’ in reasons for attendance?
the personification of the trumpet presents it as authoritative and commanding
what is the significance of the ‘lighted glass’ in RfA?
creates a sense of separation of the speaker and society
what is the significance of the people being ‘face to flushed face’ in RfA?
the fricative alliteration could reflect the animalistic view of society that the speaker subscribes to
what is the significance of the people in RfA shifting ‘solely on the beat of happiness’?
the juxtaposition highlights the level of conformity in society as they are not truly enjoying it but it is rather a societal expectation
what is the significance of the stanza break on the ‘sheer/ inaccuracy’ in RfA?
emphasises how the view that the only way to be happy and fulfilled in to be in a relationship is a empty and false societal expectation
