Philip Larkin Previous Year UGC-NET
1. In which of Philip Larkin’s poem does he refer to “long uneven lines” of men waiting to be enlisted for the war? (“Never such innocence again” concludes the poem)
2. Which of the following poems by Philip Larkin is best described as a self-elegy, anticipating the poet’s death?
3. “Our almost-instinct almost true : What will survive of us is love.” Identify the poem by Philip Larkin that ends with the above lines:
4. Which among the following poems by Philip Larkin records his impressions while travelling to London by train?
5. Which post-war British poet ends a poem with the line, “get stewed : books are a load of crap”?
6. Match the poets with the collection:
List – I (Poets):
I. Philip Larkin
II. Geoffrey Hill
III. Ted Hughes
IV. Seamus Heaney
List – II (Collections):
A. Lupercal
B. Door into the Dark
C. The Less Deceived
D. For the Unfallen
I II III IV
7. Philip Larkin’s “Sad Steps” notices “The way the moon dashes through clouds that blow Loosely as cannon-smoke to stand apart…” The poem alludes to:
8. Which of the following poems by Philip Larkin deals with the trauma of a rape victim who says “Even so distant, I can taste the grief”?
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