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Toads
What is the tone of Phillip Larkin's poem, "Toads"?
Phillip Larkin's poem "Toads" has an overtone of sardonic humor that accompanies his speaker's underlying tone of chagrin. The strained extended metaphor of the toad on the speaker's back creates...
Toads
Larkin is known to demystify some cliches or popular myths through his speaker. What are some ways he does that in...
In "Toads," Larkin demystifies the popular myth that it would be great not to have work at a day job. This is the dream of winning the lottery or making millions as a rock star or inspirational...