personal responce to M.r Blearnly by Philip Larkin
Personal Response to Mr Bleaney
In the poem Mr Bleaney by Philip Larkin the poet portrays a theme of loneliness. And not only does the poem suggest a feeling of solitude and emptiness the poet also deliberately uses langue and poet techniques to emphasise the theme he’s going for.
The title of the poem itself is of a person whose first name is unknown to us. It creates a sense that it is irreverent to us and that Mr Bleaney is not of much importance. The lacking of strong syllables in the title makes it sound monotonous giving the impression of boredom, of a life lacking excitement.
I truly thought that taught the poem was a big metaphor of Mr Bleaney’s life. The way the room was described did not really make a good impression on me because it showed how rough and lonely it must have been for any human being to live there.
E.g. Larkin used words like littered and upright.
Larkin also mentioned a sixty- watt bulb. This explained to the reader that his surroundings were not bright, whitch me the impression that he must have had very little inspiration.
Larkin reinforced this by describing a repetitive habit of Mr Bleaney and this was visiting the same family members every year
The Frinton folk put him up for the summer holidays
The poet gave me the impression that Mr Bleaney was not really wanted there and that they were just putting up with him. Then I came to the conclusion that they were probably forced to look after him, maybe out of pity.
Not only did Larkin portray lack of excitement in Mr Bleaneys life he also portrayed Mr Bleaney as very reliant on the people around him.
They moved him
This quote not only symbolises death and hints that Mr Bleaney has passed away but also that he was unable to make decisions for himself, which shows he was very reliant on the people around him.
One hired box
This quote gave me the image of a coffin, once again leading me to think that Mr Bleaney has passed away. Prior to this Larkin gives a very good
In the poem Mr Bleaney by Philip Larkin the poet portrays a theme of loneliness. And not only does the poem suggest a feeling of solitude and emptiness the poet also deliberately uses langue and poet techniques to emphasise the theme he’s going for.
The title of the poem itself is of a person whose first name is unknown to us. It creates a sense that it is irreverent to us and that Mr Bleaney is not of much importance. The lacking of strong syllables in the title makes it sound monotonous giving the impression of boredom, of a life lacking excitement.
I truly thought that taught the poem was a big metaphor of Mr Bleaney’s life. The way the room was described did not really make a good impression on me because it showed how rough and lonely it must have been for any human being to live there.
E.g. Larkin used words like littered and upright.
Larkin also mentioned a sixty- watt bulb. This explained to the reader that his surroundings were not bright, whitch me the impression that he must have had very little inspiration.
Larkin reinforced this by describing a repetitive habit of Mr Bleaney and this was visiting the same family members every year
The Frinton folk put him up for the summer holidays
The poet gave me the impression that Mr Bleaney was not really wanted there and that they were just putting up with him. Then I came to the conclusion that they were probably forced to look after him, maybe out of pity.
Not only did Larkin portray lack of excitement in Mr Bleaneys life he also portrayed Mr Bleaney as very reliant on the people around him.
They moved him
This quote not only symbolises death and hints that Mr Bleaney has passed away but also that he was unable to make decisions for himself, which shows he was very reliant on the people around him.
One hired box
This quote gave me the image of a coffin, once again leading me to think that Mr Bleaney has passed away. Prior to this Larkin gives a very good