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   Philip Larkin hints in 'Born Yesterday' that he has found a source of true happiness. Here is a complete analysis of the poem.

2. genius.com › Philip-larkin-born-yesterday-to-sallyPhilip Larkin – Born Yesterday - (To Sally Amis) | Genius

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   Born Yesterday - (To Sally Amis) Lyrics. Tightly-folded bud, I have wished you something. None of the others would: Not the usual stuff. About being beautiful, Or running off a spring. Of...

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   Mar 19, 2012 · Born Yesterday. Philip Larkin. For Sally Amis. Tightly-folded bud, I have wished you something. None of the others would: Not the usual stuff. About being beautiful, Or running off a spring. Of innocence and love — They will all wish you that, And should it prove possible, Well, you’re a lucky girl. But if it shouldn’t, then. May you be ordinary;

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   Philip Larkin 's "Born Yesterday" is a poem on the paradoxically unusual theme of ordinariness. It begins by addressing the newborn baby as a "Tightly-folded bud," a metaphor which suggests...

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   Jan 29, 2013 · Larkin is gesturing away at the gushing, inspiring hyperbole about new born babies! He is NOT going to join in with those platitudes. But just in case you have not noticed what they are, he jokes about them in a casually assembled list: ‘innocence’, ‘spring’, ‘love’ etc.

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   Philip Larkin's poem "Born Yesterday: For Sally Amis" is about the birth of his friend Kingsley Amis' daughter, Sally Amis. She was born on January 17, 1954.

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   What is 'Born Yesterday' by Philip Larkin about?

   • ‘Born Yesterday’ by Philip Larkin is a poem about happiness. It explores what true happiness is and how one young woman should look for it. Philip Larkin was an English poet and novelist born in 1922. He is best known for his poetry collection The Whitsun Weddings, published in 1964.

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   Is 'Born Yesterday' a pun?

   • The title is a pun. The poem was written shortly after Sally’s birth, but “Born yesterday” is also a phrase used to describe someone who is clueless about the world. It could suggest Larkin is self-deprecatingly referring to himself, though he certainly was not clueless.

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   What is Larkin's theme in 'Born Yesterday'?

   • One literary analyst describes Larkin’s works:‘Born Yesterday’. She says,  “the topic of happiness—what it is, how to attain and cultivate it—is crucial to his work”. This topic is particularly obvious in ‘Born Yesterday.

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8. 10y1english.blogspot.com › 2013 › 1110Y1 English: 'Born Yesterday' by Philip Larkin

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   Nov 15, 2013 · 'Born Yesterday' by Philip Larkin. For Sally Amis. Tightly-folded bud, I have wished you something. None of the others would: Not the usual stuff. About being beautiful, Or running off a spring. Of innocence and love — They will all wish you that, And should it prove possible, Well, you’re a lucky girl. But if it shouldn’t, then.