Nettles

Question 1

what is this poem about?

Answer 1

speakers son falls into a nettle bed garden
compares the nettles to soldiers
revenge and cuts down all of the nettles
cannot protect his son forever

Question 2

context?

Answer 2

scannel - british poet
ex army
war and conflict is everywhere

Question 3

form?

Answer 3

first person speaker - expresses his intense feelings for his son
rigid - one stanza without having a break - parents controlled emotions trying to comfort his child
allorgy - the form of an extended metaphor - scannel describes a child who is injured - charge and protect

Question 4

structure?

Answer 4

regular rythm scheme - iambic pemtamiter creating a steady rythm
Caeusra reflects dramatic moments - “it was no place for the rest. with sobs and tears” - urgent need to protect his son