Reasons For Attendance Flashcards
How does the speaker feel about society?
The speaker feels separate from society and wished to be free from the societal expectations.
Where does the speaker feel you can find happiness?
In individuality
What does the speaker begin to feel at the end of the poem?
He feels tempted to join in with the rest of society and wanted to be involved but is too arrogant to.
What was Larkin a huge fan of and what did he do?
Jazz music and he wrote jazz reviews for the daily telegraph
What did Larkin say about poetry and jazz?
He said “I can live a week without poetry but not a day without jazz”
What kind of attitude did Larkin have towards sex?
Arguably derisory attitude
What is the structure of this poem?
First stanza is a quatrain and the second, third and fourth stanza are quintains.
1) “draws me a __ to the __ glass”
- barrier? separate? context? how is the speaker described as?
1) moment, lighted
- physical, from social conformity, outsider-hermit of hull, mature and older
2) “__ on the beat of __”
- happiness?
2) solemnly, happiness
- presenting their happiness as a facade
3) “sex, __ but what is sex”
- feeling? wishes what? where can you find happiness? how is sex described?
3) yes
- desire, wishes to be free from societal expectations, in individuality, it is regimented - control behaviour
4) “they __ to and __”
- feature? pursue? movement?
4) maul, fro
- animalistic, of sex, duality movement
5) “if no one has __ himself. Or __”
- caesura? happiness? what does the speaker reveal?
5) misjudged, lied
- volta, conformity can lead to happiness, he reveals that he wants to be involved but is too arrogant to
