Poppies Flashcards
“I pinned one into your _____, _______ petals, _____ of paper red”
What does this mean?
“I pinned one onto your lapel, crimped petals, spasms of paper red”
“Spasms”: injury, grammatically suggests she has lost someone, uncomfortable for reader, she thinks her son is dead
The quote shows she is having a memory of the closeness with her child, grieving his death after he was torn and damaged by war.
“Slowly _______”
What does this mean?
She is grieving and slowly losing her mind as she grieves for her lost child
“Melting”: there is no end to her grief and she continues to feel sad and mourn
“All my _____, flattened, ______, turned”
What does this mean?
“All my words, flattened, rolled, turned”
Ambiguous- Not able to express her feelings correctly, impossible for her to say goodbye, what a soldier might do if he gets shot
“The world ___________ like a ________ chest”
What does this mean?
“The world overflowing like a treasure chest.”
It’s overwhelming for her
Simile- like a treasure chest, locked
Caesura- dramatic/important decision for her
Treasure chest- adventure/danger, can’t keep danger from him/has to let him go
“After you’d ____ I went into your _______”
What does this mean?
“After you’d gone I went into your bedroom”
Gone- euphemism for death, the word has been made less violent so she doesn’t get too sad when reminding herself about her sons death
She enters his bedroom to grieve and remind herself of her son as it helps her mourn for him.
“Hoping to ____ your __________voice”
What does this mean?
“Hoping to hear your playground voice”
Hoping- wants to see him back alive and well because she misses him so much
Playground- a reminder from what he sounded like as a child, some of her best memories with him
