Which of the following poems by Philip Larkin deals with the trauma of a rape victim who says "Even so…
“Deceptions” addresses the victim of a rape, but “Even so distant, I can taste the grief” is spoken by the poem’s sympathetic narrating voice, not by the victim as the…
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Which of the following poems by Philip Larkin deals with the trauma of a rape victim who says
"Even so distant, I can taste the grief"?
"Even so distant, I can taste the grief"?
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Correct answer A
“Deceptions” addresses the victim of a rape, but “Even so distant, I can taste the grief” is spoken by the poem’s sympathetic narrating voice, not by the victim as the question states. The title is identifiable despite the misdescription.
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