This poem is a personification/anthropomorphism of a home, suggesting Larkin was sad at home. The pessimistic, depressing voice holds a sense of nostalgia. The persona feels rejected, brokenhearted and becomes lonely and forgotten.
Analysis:
- 'Home is so sad.' metaphor for the persona
- 'Shaped to the comfort of the last to go', better then than now, lost all personality and features.
- 'bereft of anyone to please', no one to satisfy or fulfil, just alone and abandoned
- 'withers', like a flower, dying slowly
- 'how things ought to be', reminiscing on the past
- Larkin describes the memories and personal items that made the home. These include 'pictures and cutlery', resembling the people, company and loved ones that used to be there. The family setting makes it warm and comforting but the house is left cold, no longer any happiness there.
- 'That vase.' - used to hold beautiful flowers, representing love, life and beauty, this is a reminder of the affection and adoring company that people used to have towards their home.
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