POPPIES

Question 1

context of poppies?

Answer 1

mother describes day her son left to join army.

visits his bedroom when hes gone and later visits war memorial to remember him

Question 2

themes in poppies

Answer 2

women and conflict
ambiguity- more than one interpretation ( is he dead)
motherly love
textiles

Question 3

form structure and language of poppies

Answer 3

dramatic monologue written in first person
similies
metaphors

Question 4

similie example?

Answer 4

like a treasure chest

Question 5

metaphor example?

Answer 5

the gelled blackthrons of your hair

Question 6

quotation to suggest textiles

Answer 6

tucks, darts, pleats

turned into felt

Question 7

use of doves

Answer 7

doves are usually in pairs - ‘ a single dove’ suggests mothers loneliness
dove = peace and heaven

Question 8

emjambment ?

Answer 8

walls, my stomach busy

Question 9

quotation linked to blood?

Answer 9

paper red

Question 10

use of alliteration?

Answer 10

bias binding

Question 11

positive quote amongst negativity?

Answer 11

steeled the softening - steel is hard not soft

Question 12

structural quotation in para 3

Answer 12

slowly melting - looks like it dripped down from line above

Question 13

sound created?

Answer 13

playground voice