Poppies Flashcards
1
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Form of poem
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It is a first person narrative means reader gets a strong impression of the mother’s emotions.
2
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No rhyme scheme as well as variety of stanza length
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Shows that these are the soeakers uncensored thoughts through which she desperately tries to make sense of the situation.
3
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“Three days before Armistice Sunday”
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Poem sets a tone of remembersnce from the start.Weir sets the scene of the poem at a memorial service to show the resder that the speaker and her son are victims of war
4
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Chaotic structure also reflects the narrator’s
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Lack of control over her emotions.
5
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Use of enjambment
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Creates the impression the powm is an outpour of emotions
