places, loved ones Flashcards
No
Starts w negator - conversational, responding to society’s expectation
I have never found
Speaker says he has never found a place or relationship which/where he wants to stay
Speaker been searching
Hyperbollic language suggests speaker is perhaps defeated/believes it is not possible
The place
Cliche
Vague - suggests speaker is unable to speak with specificity because of his own experience.
I I I
lacks belonging
That special one
Cliche term
comfort, security, a belonging
Speaker doesnt have this sense of belonging, perhaps speaker feels expectations are unrealistic
Mocking tone
Claim
legal knowledge
marriage is transactional
Part 1
Of stanza - use of I - speakers personal reflection
Part 2
Of stanza 2 and 3 - use of you - speakers commentary on marriage - separates himself from broader society
such
referring society to “the one”
unimportance to marriage, but also emphasising how there’s a lot to expect and achieve.
prove
more transactional
lack of trust
suggests ownership
defensive tone - being more observing, backing up his POV in Maiden Name, of marriage being pointless and a legal contract
You
marriage restricts and controls ppl
lack autonomy or agency by passively choosing to conform
Build
hard
bare you off irrevocably
nautical
those who are deceived are those who are conforming to society.
speaker suggests that society is choosing your place/person is permanent
he mocks them
town turn dreary
plosive alliteration
accountability
ao3 the movement.
larkin was anti modernist so he liked to discuss events that were more realistic
yet
volta - those in society who conform dont take responsibility for their mistakes
Your person your place
Melancholy tone
Italics
Touch of cyclical structure
Repetition - emphasises speakers about to reflect on himself, hes settled for what hes got but still wondering if youll ever find ‘your person your place’.
speaker feels as though he may have missed out as he never found it.
hyperbollic - hes been searching a really long time.
themes
rs n identity
