Poppies Flashcards
1
Q
What is the context of Jane Weir’s ‘Poppies’?
A
*Mother of a son who has grown up and gone to war
*Poem ends at memorial, suggesting son died or not come home and mother fears the worst
*based around the idea of poppies as memorials and therefore idea of memory
*flashes back to key mother-son moments
*genuine sadness but also pride
*Poem doesn’t seem to comment heavily on the war itself
2
Q
“tucks, darts, pleats”
A
- listing implies awkward feeling or mother trying to distract herself
3
Q
“the world overflowing like a treasure chest”
A
- similie for how attractive world appears to her son - her aspiration for him to have oppurtunitites
4
Q
“released a song bird from its cage”
A
- metaphor
- connatates him as a beautiful caged creature who needs to be set free - free to make mistakes and be harmed”
5
Q
“leaned against it like a wishbone”
A
- similie
- wishbones broken as wish is made - woman emotionally broken
6
Q
“hoping to hear. Your playground voice catching on the wind”
A
- caesura breaking down verses implies choking back on tears
