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"This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin (1)

In "This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin, the speaker of the poem presents a bleak view of human existence. The speaker argues that all parents, whether intentionally or unintentionally, bring destruction to their children. Parents transmit their "faults" to their offspring and may even "add some extra." They do so because their own parents also inflicted misery upon them during their upbringing. The speaker believes this intergenerational transmission of pain creates an endless cycle of suffering for humanity, concluding that the only way to break this cycle is to die childless. The poem suggests that misery is an ongoing, ever-present aspect of human existence, and as a result, no one is to blame.

The speaker begins with a blunt and provocative statement: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad / They may not mean to, but they do." This suggests that all parents, regardless of their intentions, burden their children with emotional harm to varying degrees. Moreover, parents "add some extra" for their children, compelling them to accumulate new issues and flaws while inheriting their parents' own.

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"This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin (1)

In "This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin, the speaker of the poem presents a bleak view of human existence.

The speaker argues that all parents, whether intentionally or unintentionally, bring destruction to their children.

Parents transmit their "faults" to their offspring and may even "add some extra."

They do so because their own parents also inflicted misery upon them during their upbringing.

The speaker believes this intergenerational transmission of pain creates an endless cycle of suffering for humanity, concluding that the only way to break this cycle is to die childless.

The poem suggests that misery is an ongoing, ever-present aspect of human existence, and as a result, no one is to blame.

The speaker begins with a blunt and provocative statement: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad / They may not mean to, but they do."

This suggests that all parents, regardless of their intentions, burden their children with emotional harm to varying degrees.

Moreover, parents "add some extra" for their children, compelling them to accumulate new issues and flaws while inheriting their parents' own.

"This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin (1)

In "This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin, the speaker of the poem presents a bleak view of human existence.

The speaker argues that all parents, whether intentionally or unintentionally, bring destruction to their children.

Parents transmit their "faults" to their offspring and may even "add some extra."

They do so because their own parents also inflicted misery upon them during their upbringing.

The speaker believes this intergenerational transmission of pain creates an endless cycle of suffering for humanity, concluding that the only way to break this cycle is to die childless.

The poem suggests that misery is an ongoing, ever-present aspect of human existence, and as a result, no one is to blame.

The speaker begins with a blunt and provocative statement: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad / They may not mean to, but they do."

Moreover, parents "add some extra" for their children, compelling them to accumulate new issues and flaws while inheriting their parents' own.

"This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin (1)


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In "This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin, the speaker of the poem presents a bleak view of human existence.


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The speaker argues that all parents, whether intentionally or unintentionally, bring destruction to their children.


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Parents transmit their "faults" to their offspring and may even "add some extra."


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They do so because their own parents also inflicted misery upon them during their upbringing.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The poem suggests that misery is an ongoing, ever-present aspect of human existence, and as a result, no one is to blame.


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The speaker believes this intergenerational transmission of pain creates an endless cycle of suffering for humanity, concluding that the only way to break this cycle is to die childless.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The speaker begins with a blunt and provocative statement: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad / They may not mean to, but they do."


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This suggests that all parents, regardless of their intentions, burden their children with emotional harm to varying degrees.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Moreover, parents "add some extra" for their children, compelling them to accumulate new issues and flaws while inheriting their parents' own.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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