time

Question 1

as imperceptibly as grief evaluative opener

Answer 1

Dickinson uses ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’ as a vehicle to acknowledge the inevitable yet gradual passing of time to reflect the natural cycle of grief.

Question 2

as imperceptibly as grief context

Answer 2

Dickinson commonly relies on natural imagery as a means to capture the passage of time within her poems. Having endured the loss of her nephew and a number of close friends, she would have been extremely familiar with the effects of grief on an individual from a young age. This may have caused her to retreat from daily life in order to contemplate the true meaning of life and death, which is reflected in her literature.

Question 3

as imperceptibly as grief overview

Answer 3

Dickinson uses ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’ as a vehicle to acknowledge the inevitable yet gradual passing of time to reflect the natural cycle of grief. Dickinson commonly relies on natural imagery as a means to capture the passage of time within her poems. Having endured the loss of her nephew and a number of close friends, she would have been extremely familiar with the effects of grief on an individual from a young age. This may have caused her to retreat from daily life in order to contemplate the true meaning of life and death, which is reflected in her literature.

Question 4

afternoons evaluative opener

Answer 4

Phillip Larkin uses ‘Afternoons’ as a means to highlight the bleakness of life due to the repetitive nature of time.

Question 5

afternoons context

Answer 5

Many of his poems celebrate the ordinary details of day to day life, but rather than focusing on his own life in the poem, he examines the lives of others, through the existence of a group of young mothers who he observes at the local recreation ground.After being unable to help in the war efforts due to his bad eyesight, he uses military connotations to describe the cyclical nature of life.

Question 6

afternoon’s overview

Answer 6

Phillip Larkin uses ‘Afternoons’ as a means to highlight the bleakness of life due to the repetitive nature of time. Many of his poems celebrate the ordinary details of day to day life, but rather than focusing on his own life in the poem, he examines the lives of others, through the existence of a group of young mothers who he observes at the local recreation ground.After being unable to help in the war efforts due to his bad eyesight, he uses military connotations to describe the cyclical nature of life.