Nettles Flashcards
1
Q
Tone
A
The poem is sad because his son is had been attacked by nettles
2
Q
Author
A
Vernon scannell
3
Q
What did vernon serve in
A
World was 2
Connection to calling the nettles soldiers
4
Q
Main influence for this poem
A
His negative feelings on the war
5
Q
“Green spears”
A
It’s a metaphor for a weapon
6
Q
“My son”
A
There is a lot of repetition of my son at the beginning of each line this is a anaphora
7
Q
“Tall recruits”
A
Tall is an adjective for powerful height strength recruits is soldier
