Talking in Bed by Philip Larkin (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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In which collection was 'Talking in Bed' published?
In which collection was 'Talking in Bed' published?
The Whitsun Weddings
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Talking in Bed'?
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Talking in Bed'?
aba cac dcd eee
What effect do tercets create in the poem?
What effect do tercets create in the poem?
Uneven, slightly unstable feeling
What is the poem's central paradox?
What is the poem's central paradox?
Loneliness persists in intimate moments
What does the modal verb 'ought' in line 1 suggest?
What does the modal verb 'ought' in line 1 suggest?
Unmet expectations
What word marks the volta (turn) in the poem?
What word marks the volta (turn) in the poem?
Yet
What does 'wind's incomplete unrest' represent?
What does 'wind's incomplete unrest' represent?
Perpetual, unresolved movement
What phrase shows the speaker's linguistic confusion at the end?
What phrase shows the speaker's linguistic confusion at the end?
Not untrue and not unkind
Why does Larkin present the couple as an 'emblem'?
Why does Larkin present the couple as an 'emblem'?
To make them universally applicable
What does 'None of this cares for us' express?
What does 'None of this cares for us' express?
The world's indifference to humans