Wild Oats by Philip Larkin (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Wild Oats stanza form
Wild Oats stanza form
Three octaves (8-line stanzas)
'Sow your wild oats' means
'Sow your wild oats' means
Sexual experiences before marriage
Jane Exall's description
Jane Exall's description
Bosomy English rose
Ruth Bowman's description
Ruth Bowman's description
Her friend in specs
Duration of relationship
Duration of relationship
Seven years
Letters written during relationship
Letters written during relationship
Over 400
Wedding rehearsals attempted
Wedding rehearsals attempted
Five
Speaker's self-assessment
Speaker's self-assessment
Too selfish, withdrawn, easily bored to love
What speaker still carries
What speaker still carries
Two snaps of bosomy rose with fur gloves
Poem timeline mnemonic
Poem timeline mnemonic
Twenty-Seven-Five