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Analysis of the Wants by Philip Larkin

This is an Analysis of the poem Wants by Philip Larkin.

Analysis of the Wants by Philip Larkin

POEM:

Beyond all this, the wish to be alone:
However the sky grows dark with invitation-cards
However we follow the printed directions of sex
However the family is photographed under the flag-staff -
Beyond all this, the wish to be alone.

Beneath it all, the desire for oblivion runs:
Despite the artful tensions of the calendar,
The life insurance, the tabled fertility rites,
The costly aversion of the eyes away from death -
Beneath it all, the desire for oblivion runs

Analysis:- Follow the steps below.