Philip Larkin was commonly referred to as 'England's other Poet Laureate' until his death in 1985. Although he achieved acclaim for his small body of work, consisting of just over 100 pages of poetry published in four slim volumes over decades, Larkin took a realistic and unromantic approach to life in his poetry. His poem "Ambulances" takes a realistic view of the inevitability of death and the pain it causes. It depicts how we realize the emptiness of our lives when faced with death.

1. Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin Philip Larkin, is a famous writer in postwar Great Britain, was commonly referred to as "England's other Poet Laureate" until his death in
1985. Indeed, when the position of laureate became vacant in 1984, many poets and critics favored Larkin's appointment, but the shy, provincial author
preferred to avoid the limelight.
Larkin achieved acclaim on the strength of an extremely small body of work, just over one hundred pages of poetry in four slender volumes that
appeared at almost decade–long intervals. Although Larkin can be cynical and disappointed in tone these qualities are not characteristic of all his
poetry. It is more accurate to say he takes a realistic and unromantic approach to life which is evident in his...show more content...
Larkin's sensitivity and empathy for horses mean he drops his cynicism and disappointment at their fate, and realizes they are happy. The poem
"ambulances" takes a realistic view of the inevitability of death, and the pain it causes for the victim and family/friends. "All streets in time are
visited" by ambulances, and death. The victim has "A wild white face that overtops" This is the effect of the fear that comes to us all in face of death.
There is a sense of disappointment and pessimism in this poem, and cynicism that what we think is so important is useless when faced with death.
As Larkin says all the activities we are so busy with in life, and think are so important are really meaningless "sense the solving emptiness that lies just
under all we do"
Only when faced with death do we appreciate the emptiness/meaninglessness of our lives, and the futility of all we do when it is inevitably going to
end in our death " And for a second get it whole ,So permanent and blank and true" In stanza 4. Larkin shows sensitivity to feelings of those involved
" the sudden shot of loss". And " From the exchange of love to lie
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2. Philip Larkin Next Please
Philip Larkin's poem next, please is a criticism of human expectancy. Larkin addresses our passive nature on how we live our lives; always looking
for what is next but never enjoying what we have in the moment. Larkin emerges the reader into the poem by placing them on the cliff watching with
the narrator by writing the poem in first a first person narrative. He presents the idea of life's event being a line of approaching ships and the last ship
being death. through the use of rhyme scheme, vivid language, and extended metaphor and sentence structure Larkin places emphasis on the problems
in the way we live.
Larkin presents the idea that instead of living in the moment we constantly look forward for something new, this is first presented in the title "Next,
please." The title has a dismissive and habitual tone, and sounds like a doctor or shop keeper asking for the...show more content...
"Watching from a bluff," Larkin uses the word "bluff" to give a physical example of what expectancy is, this makes it easier for the reader to grass
what he is trying to suggest. Larkin is makes the point that our hopes are never fulfilled, and we are always met with disappointment, "holding
wretched stalks – Of disappointment." Using hard syllables like in "wretched" makes the message stand out more and emphasis the feeling
disappointment when our expectations are nor realised. he attempts to dissolve our expectations of undeserved lavishes, straight forward transition
from the 3rd to 4th stanza, "but we are wrong." Larkin uses this to transition form our hopes to a desolate and inevitable future. The "black sailed
unfamiliar" ship's arrival shows how no matter how you look at life ad what we expect we all end up dead. The "black sailed" ship is not anticipated
but is the only one that
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3. Wires by Philip Larkin
WIRES
Wires by Philip Larkin is an analogy of a society trapped by rules and limits and a demonstration that fear prevents humankind from following their
desires. Larkin writes this poem in 1950 with the idea of showing his point of view of the world. In the poem the cattles are trapped by the wires
imposed, preventing them from ever reaching their search for purer water. He shows that the world offers no hope nor mercy whatsoever in their trial
for escape. What the poet is actually trying to express is the theme of youth against old and the boundaries that the world presents. Both mentioned have
no escape but the difference is that the young generation does not realize it and life disappoints them in their attempt of searching for...show more
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Senses are society's main boundaries and as we grow old we understand and try to cope with the life we carry. In addition, Larkin uses various literary
techniques to express this that he feels and thinks. to begin with, he uses a circular rhyme scheme to show how the young generations repeat the same
mistakes as the older generations, and how humans make the same mistake over and over again. The abcd dcba rhyme is a way of showing the
enclosure of the cattles
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