Spiteful Diction: Poem Analysis

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hesis: Spiteful diction is used when describing the speaker’s life, however the tone shifts to something more positive when speaker is describing the story of the man who decides to lead a nomadic life. Although the speaker glorifies the story of man who gave up everything and left, the speaker in the end admits comfort in the security of his established life, suggesting that the uncertainty of a choice can hold a person back from making it, even though it may, in the end, benefit them.
Body Paragraph 1: Larkin’s use of negative depiction establishes the speakers dislike for his own life.
“Hate” - “Detest” - “Junk” → Words create a negative/ hateful tone which provides evidence that the speaker dislikes his lifestyle.
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