POPPIES Flashcards

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WHO WROTE POPPIES

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WEIR

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WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF POPPIES

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WEIR WAS A WRITER AND TEXTILES DESIGNER AND USED BOTH SKILLS IN THE IMAGRY OF HER POEM

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WHAT HAPPENS IN POPPIES

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A MOTHER DESCRIBES HER SON LEAVING HOME TO JOIN THE ARMY IT IS ABOUT HER EMOTIONAL REACTION

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WHAT ARE THE KEY THEMES IN POPPIES

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EFFECTS OF CONFLICT
LOSS AND ABSANCE
MEMORY
FEAR
IDENTITY
IINDERVIDUAL EXPERIENCE

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HOW IS FORM USED IN POPPIES

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THE FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE MEANS THAT THE READER GETS A STRONG IMPRESSION OF THE MOTHERS EMOTION
NO REGULAR RHYME OR RYTHME TO MIMIC THE SPEAKERS MEMORIES
ENJAMBMENT SHOWS THE SPEAKER IS LOST IN HER THOUGHT WHILST CASUEA SHOWS SHE IS TRY TO HOLD BACK EMOTION
I WANTED TO GRAZE MY NOSE CROSS THE TIP OF YOUR NOSE , AND PLAY AT BEING ESCIMOSE - CASURA

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HOW IS STRUCTURE USED IN POPPIES

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THE ORDER IS CHRONOLGICAL ALTHOUGH THE TIME FRAME IS AMBIGUOUS, CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ARE INTERTWINDED WITH HIM LEAVING
I LISTENED HOPING TO HEAR YOUR PLAYGROUND VOICE CATCHING IN THE WIND

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HOW ARE SENSES USED IN POPPIES

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THE SEPERATION OF A MOTHER AND HER SON NOT BEING ABLE TO TOUCH SO SHE TALKS OF THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE BUT THIS CANNOT REPLACE HIM
YOUR PLAYGROUND VOICE CATCHING IN THE WIND

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HOW IS WAR IMAGRY USED IN POPPIES

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REFERENCE TO - ARMASISTS SUNDAY - QUESTION WHETHER HE IS STILL ALIVE

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HOW IS SEWING IMAGRY USED IN POPPIES

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MAKING TUCKS DARTS AND PLEATS - SHOWS HER NEVEROUS AND PHYSICAL AXIETY BUT ALSO A MEMORY OF HOME AND FAMILY LIFE

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