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How far do you agree that Larkin's poems are too depressing to be effective?
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How far do you agree that ‘To the sea’ conveys a sense of disappointment?
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How typical in terms of subject, theme, structure and versification is 'Faith Healing' by Larkin?
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Larkin "The Building".
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Larkin - Churchgoing and High Windows
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Larkin - Consider
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Larkin has been accused of a lack of sympathy in his poetry, based on your reading of four poems (Mr. Bleaney, Afternoons, Ambulances, Dockery and son) how fair is their criticism?
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Larkin has often been regarded as a hopeless and inflexible pessimist. In the light of the 'Whitsun Weddings' how true is this statement?
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Larkin returned again and again to a study of the loner, the man outside society. Referring to three poems you have studied explore this theme
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Larkin’s poetry often deals with the dissatisfaction of modern living and the reality of life today. With reference to at least two poems show how true this is.
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Larkin's biographer Andrew Motion claims that the 'Whitsun Weddings' "Tackles the big issues in the language of ordinary speech". Explore the themes and language of Larkin's poetry with reference to these observations.
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Look again at "Mr Bleany" and "Self's the Man". Explore how Larkin presents men and their experiences of others in these two poems.
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Marriage of the familiar with the unexpected makes the 'Whitsun Weddings' Larkin's most satisfying collection of poems." - Simon Petch - Discuss how this applies to the 'Whitsun Weddings'
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Philip Larkin's Church Going.
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Phillip Larkin
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Poetry - A Study of Reading Habits.
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Remind yourself of the last poem in the book: ‘An Arundel Tomb’.To what extent do you agree with the view that in terms of subject matter and style, this poem is an appropriate ending to the whole collection?
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Text Transformation.
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The Recurring Theme of Death in the Poetry of Philip Larkin.
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The Theme of Time in The Two Poems, 'Days' and 'Toads Revisited'
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The Whitsun Weddings - Philip Larkin.
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There is a strong resemblance, both visually and literally, between the two poems 'Cut Grass' and 'The Trees'.
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Using 3 poems, explore Larkin's contemplations on time
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What impression do we form of childhood in "I Remember, I Remember" and "Growing Up"? What similarities/differences do we recognise in the poets' approach?
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What points about the quality of life are made in 'Days' by Philip Larkin and 'What Is Our Life' by Walter Raleigh? In what ways are they similar?
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