poppies. Jane Weir

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Hint	Answer
what tone is the poem written in at the start	tone of rememberence
what day is mentioned in the poem	armistice day
the poem starts showing the son celebrating armistice sunday which shows what	cruel cyclic nature of war
what is a quote which shows this being celebrated	'Before you left, I pinned one onto your lapel'
what does the caesura do	separates the before and after of war
what is the form of the poem	dramatic monologue
what person does the speaker speak in	first person, as though she is talking to her son
is she responded to, what does this show	no, shows that the son has died or been lost
what verse is the poem written in	free verse
what does this show	mothers uncensored thoughts
what does it also show	mothers outpouring of emotion and lack of control over them
what is used In the poem	enjambent
what does this show	the speakers incomplete memories, they are fragmented
give an example	'rolled, turned into felt / slowly melting'

Hint	Answer
what is there a semantic field of	military language
examples?	'blockade' 'reinforcements' 'bandaged'
this could mean	the speakers thoughts oh her son at war are all consuming
what quote could be a biblical reference	'I resisted the urge to run my fingers through the gelled blackthorns of your hair'
how?	similar to Jesus crown of thorns, mother thinks her son was an unnecessary sacrifice
how does the mother describe the poppies	'spasms of paper red'
what quote shows unconventional bravery	' I was brave'
how	acts brave by carrying on her life while son not there, she was brave to let him go
why does weir use many time connectives	they join together all the speakers memories of her son
this may be deliberately unclear why	to portray the unreliability of memories
what is the final line of the poem	'hoping to hear your playground voice catching on the wind'
what Is the structure used here	cyclical structure
what does this show	she will forever long for her son to return

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