deceptions Flashcards
(14 cards)
Significance of it previously being titled ‘The Less Deceived’
Larkin must have considered it to be a poem that encapsulates many of the key themes of the collection
I can taste the grief
analysis
synesthesia
conveys the extent of her trauma - it affects every aspect of her life and is inescapable
he made you gulp
onomatopeia + visceral imagery
highlights the strong emotional reaction she feels
The sun’s occasional print
Light imagery
She is in the spotlight, can’t escape the judgement following her traumatic experience
bridal London…
interpretation that she should feel ashamed for the loss of her purity even though it wasn’t her fault
worry of wheels
hypallage
open like a drawer of knives
simile to represent the deep psychological trauma she experiences
I would not dare console you if I could
care and compassion
sympathising with the woman by suggesting he could not understand her trauma even of she tried - she is valid in her feelings
suffering is exact
her suffering is just and understandable
but where… (second stanza)
soft volta
desire takes charge
rapist is a victim to his own desires
how does Larkin represent the rapist in the second stanza
he is deceived to think that he can satisfy his desires
the girl is less deceived because at least she knows the root of her suffering but he doesn’t
breathless
burst
stumbling
he has a complete lack of control over his desires
fulfillment’s desolate attic
what can this be compared to
he can’t ever satisfy his desire
the same way the sunscrubbed room is padlocked in dry point
