Explore the themes and attitudes of Phillip Larkin's
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With close reference to the poem, say what interests you about the way in which the poet writes. Explore the themes, ideas and attitudes you perceive in the poem. After reading the poem for the first time, I felt that it conveyed a general sense of satisfaction. But after studying the poem closely, other aspects suggest a feeling of disappointment that the poet has. This becomes particularly clear after the change in perspective in the last verse. Everything seems to have altered from its original perfection. The main theme that features throughout the poem is one of time. In the first stanza, the poet illustrates what he sees when he revisits the seaside and is flooded with memories of past times spent here. The poet uses lots of adjectives to describe the activities going on, "Steep beach, blue water, towels, red bathing caps, warm yellow sand." The poet creates an...

