Poppies - Jane Weir

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

• Caesura & enjambment used a lot with no set rhyme to show the movement of memories –> being lost in thoughts
• Random stanza lengths

Question 2

Meaning

Answer 2

• The importance of remembrance
• Experience of letting go of someone important/conflict affects many different people

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

“released a song bird from its cage” - Metaphor

Question 4

Language

Answer 4

• “leaned against it like a wishbone” - Simile
• “world overflowing like a treasure chest” - Simile

Question 5

Effect

Answer 5

• Sympathy for a mother (all mothers) who lose their sons to war
• Remembrance being personal