The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse

Both Larkin and Abse have composed verse which includes certain degrees of misery, be that as it may, it's reasonable that they have distinctive perspectives on what causes the feeling. Charles Hall said that it was "ideal" in Larkin's perspective, "for everybody to leave themselves to their fates and acknowledge the intractable void of their lives." Larkin appears to have the viewpoint that misery is for the most part and crucial part of the human condition. Though Abse is for the most part hopeful

The song “Take Me to Church” by the Irish artist known as Hozier is about the way homosexuals have been treated in the past by a church group. Within the song, Hozier uses ethos and pathos to get his point across that homosexuals should not be treated any different than the norm. His use of these rhetorical elements work to raise awareness of the hatred some churches have against gays. The author raises awareness of these hate crimes and hatred in general through the lyrics acquainted with emotional

Afternoons by Philip Larkin. A poem which reflects on the subject of marriage is 'Afternoons' by Philip Larkin. The poem deals with Larkin's view on young mothers watching their kids playing in a playground and on this he concludes that marrying young and having children young, lead to the mothers losing their identity and destiny. The techniques used by the poet such as theme, imagery and tone deepened my understanding of the issue. The structure of the poem is simple; there are

In Philip Larkin’s “This Be the Verse”, the speaker raises the underlying but hidden blame children put on their parents for the way they turn out. In the first stanza of the poem, the speaker quickly puts blame on the parents, saying “They f*** you up, your mum and dad” (1). He then proceeds, saying although your parents do not mean to “mess” you up, they still do. With this, he is saying that although parents do try their best to make their children go on the right path or do what is best for them

life, in perfect order..”. Here, Larkin sounds ungrateful and unsatisfied with the simple luxuries he has, which are things we often take for granted. The sudden use of negativity in the first stanza is very important. He could have said “I have good books, a good bed, and a nice house, but I am unhappy”, however, this would lead the reader into believing that he is unhappy despite having these things. But because he makes it clear that he is unhappy before he lists all of the good things he has, it

Larkin and abse discussing relationships Philip Larkin and Dannie Abse have very different and contrating attitudes to relationships. On the whole, Larkin presents the concepts of love and marriage as very superficial and meaningless, whereas Abse appears to be less such nihilistic and more open and positive about such topics. The essay will discuss this contrast by examing Larkin’s “Whitsun Weddings”, “Wild Oats” and “Arundel Tomb”, and Dannie Abse’s “Imitations” and “Sons”.

WIRES Wires by Philip Larkin is an analogy of a society trapped by rules and limits and a demonstration that fear prevents humankind from following their desires. Larkin writes this poem in 1950 with the idea of showing his point of view of the world. In the poem the cattles are trapped by the wires imposed, preventing them from ever reaching their search for purer water. He shows that the world offers no hope nor mercy whatsoever in their trial for escape. What the poet is actually trying

‘Poetry of Departures’ by Philip Larkin is a poem that bears uncanny semblance to life today – especially that of the current-day youth. The poem, apart from being a good read, is a very apt description of how young people tend to go about their lives these days – mostly bored, slightly mechanical in outlook, wanting to do more but failing to go noticed as more than a mere cog in the machine that’s life. The poem bases itself on the themes of escape, boredom, and restlessness – and in doing so it

poem chronicles his reactions to the artistic merit of John Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667) in seven verse paragraphs of fifty-four rhymed iambic pentameter lines. The opening sentence forms a grammatical unit of ten lines. The remaining lines, marked with a grammatical pause at the end of each couplet, follow the poetic practice of end-stopped couplets. Initially, Marvell contrasts Milton’s “slender Book” with its “vast Design,” its Christian topic of salvation history and its cosmic scope of infinite

and third centuries - whose works were written in prose to describe how two lovers overcome difficulties before they were eventually united. A similar experience was faced by the knights of the Middle Ages and was immortalized by romances narrated in verse and distributed by the troubadours throughout Western Europe about ten centuries later. And, in England, a group of poets came to revive the spirit of the knights of those romances and dominated the literary scene in the nineteenth century when they