Poetry Of Departures

Question 1

What voice is telling them to conform?

Answer 1

Society

Question 2

Where does the desire come from?

Answer 2

Societal pressure

Question 3

What does the speaker say society has?

Answer 3

It have cliche and unrealistic doubts

Question 4

What does the speaker want?

Answer 4

Freedom and change

Question 5

What are both Larkin and Hardy consumed by?

Answer 5

The absence of a controlling figure in the world - absent of deity or higher purpose

Question 6

How many lines is the stanzas and what does it show?

Answer 6

8 line for each stanza shoes that all our desires are the same

Question 7

1) “sometimes you __, fifth hand,”
- what does the commas show? doubts what?

Answer 7

1) hear
- it highlights doubts, the speaker doubts change and wonders if it’s true if anyone can achieve freedom

Question 8

2) “we all __ home and having to be __”
- presenting life as what? which word shows he is self critical? critical of what?

Answer 8

2) hate, there
- as boring, we, he is criticising his own conformity and mocks himself

Question 9

3) “it’s __- chosen junk, the good __, the good __”
- device? Which one is the oxymoron? What does the oxymoron show?

Answer 9

3) specifically, bed, books
- repetition parallel phrasing, specifically - chosen junk, meaningless nature of life

Question 10

4) “__ and industrious. But I’d go __”
- promise of what? volta? deception?

Answer 10

4) sober, today
- a promise that he can do it, but, self deception

Question 11

5) “Books; __; a life reprehensibly __”
- disbelief of what? device? deceived of what? what is bad?

Answer 11

5) china, perfect
- it is actually possible, repetition, deceived to see that it will be happening, social conformity