Musical moments 1.
This poem has a similar style to a lot of Larkin's poetry. Larkin often includes enjambment in his poetry, in this poem, we can see Abse using it too. This is usually used to help the poem 'flow easier' and create a 'smoother rhythm.' Apart from this, I can't see many links to Larkin in this poem.
This poem hasn't got the usual feeling that Abse seems to have behind it in the previous poems that I have looked at. I think this could be why I don't feel as connected to this poem as I usually am to Abse's poetry. However, this poem does read as if it is a memory of Abse's, which does make it a tad more personal.
Musical moments 2.
This poem reminds me of Larkin's 'Love Songs In Age.' Both write about music in a way that makes it sound beautiful and how it creates a connection. I think that the way they both write about music allows us to see how it affects them and allows us to see a slither of their personal side.
I like the fact that both of the 'Musical Moment' poems start with a quote about pianos (the instrument that is used in these poems). I believe this helps us to understand the connection that he has with the music and the memories that he has with it.
Both poems remind me of the middle stanza in 'Love Songs In Age' by Philip Larkin. I think they remind me of this as, like the first one, it is written as a memory and, like the second, it does show the connection that Larkin has with the music.
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