Poppies Flashcards
(8 cards)
Who is poppies written by?
Jane Weir in 2009
When was poppies written
2009 by jane weir
What is poppies about
A mother describing her son leaving to go to war
What is the form of poppies
First person, rhyme scheme
What is the structure of poppies
4 stanzas 6,11,11,6
What language techniques rate used in poppies?
Simile alliteration and repetition
What are some key quotations in Poppies
“Bandaged”- wounded emotionally physically and mentally
“My stomach is busy”- ill-felling and anxiety
What comparisons are there to poppies
Remains- explore the physiological effects of war focusing on grief and PTSD
War Photographer- poppies ends in a reacful tone where as war photographer ends in a relentless one
Kamikaze- they are both from someone else’s perspectives Poppies- mothers perspective, Kamikaze- pilots perspective
