Poppies Flashcards
What event is referenced as occurring three days before Armistice Sunday?
Poppies had already been placed on individual war graves
What did the speaker pin onto the listener’s lapel?
A poppy
What color were the petals of the poppy?
Red
What did the speaker use to bandage around their hand?
Sellotape
What did the speaker smooth down on the listener’s shirt?
The upturned collar
What childhood game did the speaker remember playing with the listener?
Being Eskimos
What emotion did the speaker feel as they walked to the front door?
Brave
What did the speaker release from its cage?
A song bird
What flew from the pear tree later in the poem?
A single dove
What imagery is used to describe the world after the listener left?
Overflowing like a treasure chest
What did the speaker’s stomach feel busy doing?
Making tucks, darts, pleats
Fill in the blank: The speaker is hat-less, without a winter coat or reinforcements of _______.
Scarf, gloves
True or False: The speaker resisted the impulse to run their fingers through the listener’s hair.
True
What physical sensation did the speaker describe as ‘slowly melting’?
All my words
What type of binding was around the listener’s blazer?
Yellow bias binding
