Poppies by Jane Weir

Question 1

What is the Context behind “Poppies”?

Answer 1

It looks at a Mother of a Son who has Grown Up and Gone to War.

Question 2

What is the Theme of “Poppies”?

Answer 2

Modern Day Conflict.

Question 3

What is the Structure of “Poppies”?

Answer 3

The Stanzas are Structured along events in the Life of Mother and Child.

Question 4

What is there a Huge Contrast of between in “Poppies”?

Answer 4

War and Peace.

Question 5

“Poppies had already been Placed.” What does this show?

Answer 5

Symbolism. The Poppy has Symbolic Links to Violence, Death and Memory.

Question 6

“I Pinned one onto Your.” What does this show?

Answer 6

Pronouns. “I” and “Your” are used to Emphasise the Intimacy and closely of the Speaker and the Subject.

Question 7

“Disrupting a Blockade.” What does this show?

Answer 7

Military reference to Blocking, perhaps of Emotion. Alliteration also used with Bias, blunder emphasise Bustle, mothering over he Son.

Question 8

“Steeled the Softening.” What does this show?

Answer 8

Sibilance. It gives a Calm Tone to the Scene described in the Poem.