Poppies Flashcards
“Spasms of paper red …
Disrupting a blockade “
“All my words flattened …
Rolled, turned into felt “
“I was brave, as i walked with ..
You to the front door “.
“Leaned against it ..
Like a wishbone “ .
‘I listened, hoping to hear your playground …
Voice catching in the wind “
” i wanted to graze my nose across the tip of …
Your nose, play at being eskimos “
“The world overflowing …
Like a treasure chest “ .
” released a song bird …
Form its cage “
Four things about form and structure ?
- First person narrative
- No Regular rhyme scheme
- Enjambment
- Caesura
Because the poem in written in first person , what does this suggest ?
Shows the emotional side of the story, we feel the pain of the mother missing her son
Because the poem has no regular rhyme scheme, what does this suggest ?
It adds to that feeling of broken thoughts and memories
Because the poem has enjambment throughout the poem, what does this suggest ?
Could show that she is lost in her thoughts / shows her emotion overflowing within her
Who wrote poppies ?
Jane weir
What is poppies about ?
About a mother who has a son who goes to war . She talks about how it effects her .
What does the title ‘ poppies ‘ a symbol of ?
Rememberance
What is ‘Armistice day ‘ ?
Remembrance day
‘Pinned’ , ‘lapel’ , ‘crimped’ , ‘petals’ , ‘spasms ‘ , ‘paper ‘ and ‘red’ . What is the technique used in these words and what does it show ?
Bilabial plosives sounds show the harshness and severity of his leaving
‘Spasms of red ‘ suggest what ?
Pain and suffering
‘Blockade ‘ suggests what ?
That she feels she is being shut out from her son .
What image does this phrase create , ‘ sellotape bandaged around my hand ‘ ?
Creates a motherly and maternal image of care and could foreshadow her sons wounds or her own suffering
What other phrase is used to create a motherly image in stanza 2 ? And what does it mean ?
‘Smoothed down your shirt’s upturned collar ‘ , could suggest her sons first time at school .
What does the phrase ‘ I wanted to graze my nose across the tip of your nose, play at being eskimos ‘ suggest ?
Suggests that she longs for that sense of touch from her son which she can’t do , so she longs for her young child back .
What does the phrase ‘ I was brave ‘ suggest ?
Suggests that she is composing herself and shows that not only people that go to war are brave but the ones that let them go are are too.
