1. Afternoons by Philip Larkin
Afternoons is a poem by Philip Larkin that presents time as a destructive force. ... Philip Larkin develops the idea of time as a destructive force through the extended metaphor about the seasons. The poem is set at the end of summer where it is slowly transitioning into autumn. The beginning line 'summer is fading' introduces the symbolic use of time in the poem. Seasons are used in the poem to symbolism certain stages in life. ...
- Word Count: 800
- Approx Pages: 3