Poppies

Question 1

What is the big idea?

Answer 1

It is about grief and a mother coming to terms with her son at war

Question 2

What is significant about the quote ‘I wanted to graze my nose across the tip of your nose’?

Answer 2

Past tense - She is longing for him to be a child again she wants to nurture and protect him

Question 3

What is significant about the mother releasing a ‘song bird’?

Answer 3

Its a metaphor for the woman feelings.When he is not there she can finally express them

Question 4

What is the significance of ‘I traced the inscriptions on the war memorial, leaned against it like a wishbone’?

Answer 4

A reminder of what the son is facing. The reference to a wishbone demonstrates that the mother is vulnerable and fragile

Question 5

What is the context?

Answer 5

The title and war memorial state its about WW1 when it wa s written soldiers were still dying in wars, Its a reminder of the importance of Armistice Sunday

Question 6

What poem does it compare to?

Answer 6

Kamikaze - Both poets have chosen strong and unlikely language to encourage the reader to feel different emotions