Afternoons Flashcards

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Beginning quote 1

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“Summer is fading”

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2
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Beginning quote 2

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“In the hollows of afternoons”

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3
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Technique used at the beginning at the end of stanza 1?

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Sibilance:
“assemble” , “swing” , “sandpit”
“Setting free their children”

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4
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Middle quote 1

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“Our Wedding, lying / Near the television”

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5
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Lack of individuality stanza 2

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“Behind them” , “Before them”

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6
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End quote 1

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“That are still courting-places”

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7
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End quote 2

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“Their beauty has thickened”

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8
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Who wrote the poem?

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Philip Larkin

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9
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Context of Afternoons?

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  • Explores the role of women after WW2, women did housework whilst men went to work.
  • Poor housing standards which the gov tried to fix.
  • Larkin never married or had children himself.
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10
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Structure

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Three stanzas - past, present future

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