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What is the setting of the poem?
What is the setting of the poem?
- Midsummer
- Late autumn
- Late summer or early autumn (correct)
- Winter
In the second stanza, what does Larkin imagine the women's husbands to be?
In the second stanza, what does Larkin imagine the women's husbands to be?
- Doctors
- Businessmen
- Politicians
- In skilled trades (correct)
What is near the television at home according to the text?
What is near the television at home according to the text?
- Children's toys
- Art paintings
- Fresh flowers
- Wedding photo-album (correct)
What do the children wish for in the poem?
What do the children wish for in the poem?
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What does Larkin suggest has happened to the women's beauty?
What does Larkin suggest has happened to the women's beauty?
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How would you describe the rhyme scheme of this poem compared to Larkin's other works?
How would you describe the rhyme scheme of this poem compared to Larkin's other works?
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