1. Afternoons by Philip Larkin
... how they truly feel as he only observes externally and does not consider their feelings. The poet shows time as a destructive force through showing how they are trapped into their daily routines, using the seasons as an extended metaphor and showing how the children in the poem will inevitably follow their mothers example. Philip Larkin develops the idea of time as ... destroyed their youth as they prematurely were launched into the responsibility of adulthood. The poet effectively presents time as a destructive force by showing how the mothers are trapped into their daily routines. The...
- Word Count: 800
- Approx Pages: 3