The Large Cool Store
Beth Kemp | Saturday March 12, 2011
Categories: Courses, A Level, AQA A Level, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, ELLA4, Poetry, Analysing Poetry, Larkin, Whitsun Weddings
This poem is not included as a taught poem in the scheme of work, nor is it mentioned on the student handout. It could be recommended to more able/interested students for the theme of femininity or British culture/society.
The persona describes the clothing available in a large department store, suggesting how the clothes relate to people’s expectations.
References: The Marks and Spencer branch in Hull has been reported to have a plaque commemorating it as the inspiration for this poem.
Links to Duffy/Plath: femininity (Plath), British culture and society (Duffy)
Lang-Lit points: semantic fields of colour, clothing and unreality, lexis and semantics – particularly how the language used for workwear and nightwear echoes the theme of reality contrasted to the fantasy offered by commercialism.
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