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Question 1

What are the ships metaphors for?

Answer 1

For opportunities that we want for the future

Question 2

How are the opportunities described as?

Answer 2

They are described as never being that good and they never happen

Question 3

What is the only certainty in life?

Answer 3

Death

Question 4

Where did Larkin spend most of his life?

Answer 4

He spent most of his life in port towns and cities - Belfast and Hull

Question 5

What influence began to impact 1960s Britain?

Answer 5

The Americans dream

Question 6

What is the structure?

Answer 6

AABB - quantrain (4 line structure)

Question 7

1) “__ amada of promises we draw __”
- what does the word amada show? condition?

Answer 7

1) sparkling, near
- shows we want many things, human condition

Question 8

2) “ yet still they leave us holding __ stalks”
- which word is an argument marker? what’s not going to arrive?

Answer 8

2) wretched
- yet, the wretched stalks (the opportunities)

Question 9

3) “it never __”
- what 2 things never what?

Answer 9

3) anchors
- never happens and it’s never as good

Question 10

4) “no sooner __ than it turns to __.”
- what does the end stop show? what’s certain?

Answer 10

4) present, past
- it shows the assured nature of idea, the only certainty is to move on to the next opportunity

Question 11

5) “but we are __”
- what kind of statement is it? what is the word but?

Answer 11

5) wrong
- it’s a blunt, sharp statement, argument marker