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Encountering the Tomb

Encountering the Tomb

Philip Larkin's "An Arundel Tomb", published in The Whitsun Weddings in 1964, was inspired by a medieval tomb in Chichester Cathedral. Its poetic voice studies the stone effigies of an earl and countess, first noticing their clothing, armour and carved animals.

2.1.8 An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.1.8 An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE English Literature 2.1.8 An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, the modern text, and the poetry cluster) alongside regular unseen-extract practice, since both components include unseen comparison questions that are usually the most time-pressured.

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