This line is an example of which type figurative language? - "feel like a child"
What is a simile?
100
What is the meaning of reconciling?
restore friendly relations between. So like it states in the poem, "Adult reconciling.
100
About the Author: Is Larkin considered a modern poet?
Yes he is.
100
When was Philip Larkin born?
What is 1922?
200
The author wrote," feel like a child", what was he trying to say?
To express his perspective on the "spring" that is now here.
200
The following line is an example of which figurative language? -"in the deep bare garden it's fresh peeled voice"
What is personification?
200
Describe a Serene environment?
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
200
Larkins was inspired by Thomas Carew.
True or False?
False he was inspired by Thomas Hardy.
200
When did Larkin die?
What is 1985
300
What do you think the author was trying to convey when he said," it will be spring soon"?
He means that a life changing event is occurring, or his life is going to change.
300
What is one type of figurative language that is used throughout the entire poem?
Imagery or Personification
300
What is thrush singing?
A singing bird.
300
Philip Larkin was married to Allyssa Larkin and had 2 daughters.
True or False?
False, he never got married.
300
When did he publish this poem?
What is 1950?
400
Explain what Larkin was comparing the coming of spring to?
He was comparing them to how his childhood was "the coming of spring, he had a boring childhood but now "spring is here" and his life has changed and becomes happy.
400
"I whose childhood is a forgotten boredom" is an example of what?
A metaphor.
400
Describe a laurel- surrounded location.
an aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countries.
400
What was Larkin until his death?
A librarian
400
Is there a rhythm in this poem?
What is slow?
500
What does Larkin mean when he saids," light, chill, and yellow bathes the serene foreheads of houses"?
The sunset is covering the houses.
500
What is one example of personification in the beginning of the poem?
What is foreheads of houses?
500
What is a synonym for astonishing?
Amaze, surprised etc.
500
True or False?
Was Larkin born in born in Coventry, England?