Ignorance - “Ignorance”
Philip Larking writes, “Strange to know nothing, never to be sure,/Of what is true or right or real,/But forced to qualify or so feel.” Ignorance is typified by gravel unfamiliarity and vagueness. Accordingly, ignorant characters cannot extricate between actualities and misrepresentations. Ignorance intensifies indistinctness.
Ambulances - “Ambulances”
Philip Larkin portrays the permeating ambulances that are “Closed like confessionals, they thread/Loud noons of cities, giving back/None of the glances they absorb./Light glossy grey, arms on a plaque,/They come to rest at any kerb:/All streets in time are visited.” The ambulances designate dreadful health-related predicaments. The ambulances are situated in the streets to shuttle individuals whose lives could be in jeopardy. The bystanders who glance at the ambulances speculate about the statuses of the indisposed individuals being conveyed by the ambulances.
Cut Grass - “Cut Grass”
The ‘cut grass’ signifies frailty that would conclude in death. Philip Larkin observes, “Cut grass lies frail:/Brief is the breath/Mown stalks exhale./Long, long the death.” The slashing of grass expires its steadiness. Once the grass has been hacked, it mislays its solidity.
Days - “Days”
Philip Larkin queries, “What are days for?/Days are where we live./They come, they wake us/Time and time over.” Time is a material building block of days. Time and human survival are entwined; human subsistence depends on time.
Money - “Money”
Money depicts individuals’ monetary power and it is correlated with standard of living. Philip Larkin elucidates, “ So I look at others, what they do with theirs:/ They certainly don't keep it upstairs./By now they've a second house and car and wife:/ Clearly money has something to do with life.” Money and lifestyle are adjoined practicalities. Without money one would not afford substantial necessitates and indulgences that consummate life.
