A Study of Reading Habits
Philip Arthur Larkin
1922 to 1985
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Evil was just my lark.
Later, with inch-thick specs,
When getting my nose in a book
Books are a load of crap.
It was worth ruining my eyes
Seem far too familiar. Get stewed:
Don't read much now: the dude
Me and my cloak and fangs
To dirty dogs twice my size.
Who lets the girl down before
The hero arrives, the chap
The women I clubbed with sex!
I broke them up like meringues.
To know I could still keep cool,
Who's yellow and keeps the store,
Cured most things short of school,
Had ripping times in the dark
And deal out the old right hook