Poppies Flashcards
1
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Overall message
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The persona is preparing to say goodbye to her son who is going off to war- makes him look presentable
2
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Context
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- poem is set in the present day but reaches back to Poppy Day tradition
- When it was written British soldiers were still dying in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
- was asked to write it by a poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy
3
Q
Metaphor
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‘Released a son bird from its cage’ -crying
4
Q
Simile (2)
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‘The world overflowing like a treasure chest’ - filled with gold- what the son is going to achieve
‘Like a wishbone’ - the persona is fragile and weak
5
Q
End stop
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‘When you were little.’ -he is not little anymore, she can no longer protect him- he’s going off to war
6
Q
Present tense
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‘Skirting the church yard walls’- the sin might have died at war
7
Q
Rhythm and meter
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Free verse- the persona is emotional
