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Using 3 poems, explore Larkin's contemplations on Time. Many of Larkin's poems express his different ideas on the universal theme of time. 'Love Songs in Age', 'Send No Money' and 'Days' embody this theme by reminding the reader that our knowledge of this topic is limited as time itself is temporal and time unmasks our youth-created illusions that we have of reality through it's impression of a damaging strength. Through the use of various techniques, Larkin emphasizes that time is immutable and eventually leads to our inevitable fate death. These contemplations of time would have taken place during his middle aged years as Larkin became more aware of the essence of existence and the problem of time. 'Love Songs in Age' illustrates a woman who is widowed who is going through her old song albums, reminiscing and realizing the passage of time. Larkin attempts to display that remembering the...

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