Comparison Between Wild Oats and Broadcast

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Comparison Between Wild Oats and Broadcast

Introduction

Philip Larkin has once again created two magnificent poem and they are both three verses, as are many of his other pieces, such as: 'The Trees' and 'Cut Grass' ' Broadcast' and 'Wild firm and stable relationship with any women. The main theme of both these two poems is love but neither of the titles indicates anything about affection or passion. 'Broadcast' is more virtual reality than reality because Larkin is imagining a beautiful woman standing amongst a crowd in a concert, from the music, which is vibrantly coming out of his radio. This shows that the poem is written over a short time period: about three to four minutes, which is the average length of a piece of classical music. Whereas, 'Wild Oats' was over a long period of time: about seven to eight years, involving two girls and how Larkin was not able to keep a close and solid relationship with neither of them

Both these poems were written in the late nineteen sixties, early nineteen seventies due to the evidence, which is shown in both of them. In 'Broadcast' it shows that before the concert: the national anthem of England was played. This was only done in that time period. Also in 'Wild Oats' it is written that they were still using Guineas as their currency, which proves that 'Wild Oats' was also written in that time period. Oats' are extremely enjoyable to read. In both these poems Larkin has placed himself as a man, who is not able to build a

'Broadcast'

The first line in the first verse shows that there is a concert because one normally relates 'whispering and coughing' to a crowd standing in the audience of a concert. The whispering and coughing is very loud probably too loud, which destroys the artists concentration.

"Giant whispering and coughing."

The next line shows that the stage of the concert hall is higher than the audience because the poem states that the organ was looking down onto the audience. This means that this concert was probably staged at The Royal Albert Hall because in the late nineteen sixties, early nineteen seventies The Royal Albert Hall was the only large hall, which had a stage looking over the audience.
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"...And organ frowned-on spaces."

The third line says that there was a 'scuttle on the drums'. This was a sign for everyone to stand up for the national anthem. The start of the next line shows the last two words of the anthem and then everyone takes their places for the commencement of the concert.

" 'The Queen', and huge resettling."

In the next line there is a 'snivel on the violins' this marked the overture to the performance and the silence in the crowd.

In the last line of the first verse Larkin ...

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