Philip Larkin

Question 1

AT GRASS

Answer 1

“The eye can hardly pick them out.” (Line 1)
“Silks at the start: against the sky” (Line 13, third stanza)
“With bridles in the evening come.” (Closing line)

Question 2

CHURCH GOING

Answer 2

“Another church” (Line 3)
“The place was not worth stopping for.” (Line 18, second stanza)
“A serious house on serious earth it is” (Line 55, final stanza)

Question 3

AN ARUNDEL TOMB

Answer 3

“Side by side, their faces blurred” (Opening line)
“They would not think to lie so long.” (Line 13, stanza 3)
“What will survive of us is love.” (Closing Line)

Question 4

AMBULANCES

Answer 4

“All streets in time are visited.” (Line 6)

“So permanent and blank and true.” (Line 16)

Question 5

THE EXPLOSION

Answer 5

“In the sun the slagheap slept.” (Line 3)
“lark’s eggs” (Line 8)
“At noon there came a tremor” (Line 13)
“One showing the eggs unbroken.” (Closing line)