Afternoons Flashcards
Who wrote ‘Afternoons’?
Phillip Larkin
When was ‘Afternoons’ written?
1964
What collection was ‘Afternoons’ part of?
The Whitsun Weddings Collection
What does Larkin explore through his poetry?
ordinary events of life
What semantic fields are used in ‘Afternoons’?
cyclical
entrapment
worsening
What type of commentary is the speaker giving in the poem ‘Afternoons’?
voyeuristic - watching
pessimistic - social commentary
Where did Larkin live with his mother?
in her flat in Hull that overlooked the park in this poem
How many stanzas are there in ‘Afternoons’?
3
What are the stanzas in the poem ‘Afternoons’?
octets
Why is the rigid structure of ‘Afternoons’ relevant to Larkin’s intentions?
predictability
cyclical life
How does Larkin use a semantic field of entrapment to make a social commentary?
people cannot escape council estate/working class
What is relevant about the title ‘Afternoons’?
afternoons ; after the best part of the day ; symbolises being past prime in life
finish the quote : ‘summer is…
…fading’
finish the quote : ‘the leaves…
…fall in ones and twos’
finish the quote : ‘from trees…
…bordering’
