Poppies Flashcards
Who wrote poppies
Jane Weir
What is poppies about
- comparing the tranquility of nature with the carnage of war
- poppies is a symbol of sacrifice
- time going backwards and forwards from a child to leaving as a soldier
How is colour and texture shown give quotes and what is the effect
- Powerful language eg a alliteration
- “Bias binding”
- shows the closeness of a mother and son
How does Weir show the violence of his death give quotes
- through powerful verbs
- “spasms”
- “disrupting”
- “Blockade”
How does the language become metaphorical and symbolic give quotes eg the door
-the door is the door to the world
“The front door threw it open” “the world overflowing like a treasure chest”
How is the metaphor of a song bird and the dove used give quotes
-setting the bird free like her son
“Released a song bird from its cage”
- a dove is a symbol of peace
“A single dove”
Name three structure technique
- four clear stanzas
- cesura
- time sequence changing
What do the four stanzas show
Shows how clearly she remembers her son showing that grief brings memories
What is the effect of the cesura
Shows the inner emotion of the narrator as they are trying to stay strong but they are breaking down with sadness
What is the effect of the time sequence changing
Shows change in emotion and the mixture of emotions of grief brings
Give two quotes for time sequence
“Three days”
“After you’d gone”
What themes and ideas are presented
- the nature of grief
- the mother is directly talking to her son
Context and quote
- Weir was a textile designer
“Lapel”
What is the quote “B___ b______”
“Bias binding”
What is the quote “Sp___s”
“Spasms”
