Poppies Flashcards
1
Q
‘individual war graves’
A
omnious reminder that war kills individuals
loss is personal
2
Q
‘a blockade’
A
she felt shut out from her sons life
3
Q
‘steeled the softening’
A
alliteration emphasises shes trying to be brave and show no emotion
4
Q
‘graze my nose’
A
sense of touch
mother longs for closeness
emphasises distance between them now
5
Q
‘blackthorns of your hair’
A
‘blackthorns’ allude to Jesus, wore crown of thrones, sacrafise son makes
6
Q
‘hoping to hear’
A
alliteration echos the way shes straining to hear him
links leaving to join the army with leaving for school ‘playground’
