poppies Flashcards
(8 cards)
message
Effect of war and effect of loss on those not directly in war. Shows how it inflitrates daily life.shows naievte of youth going to war.
context
textile designer, womens perspective
form
dramatic monologue (one point of view)
Emphasises pain caused on often ignored family members. Emphasises how he is not there.
caesura and enjambment
“all my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt / NEW STANZA / slowly melting.
Break in structrue represetns how the mother is breaking emotionally.
Domestic language combined with war imagery
“onto your lapel, crimpled spasms of paper red, disrupting a blockade of yellow bias… blazer” “selloatpe bandaged around my hand” “graze my nose” “reinforcments of scarf, gloves.”
“spasms” - pain and suffering “blockade” war word meaning blocking off something. The combination of casual and war language shows how this fear is inflitrating her everyday life of things as simple as a blazer. “bandaged” - she feels wounded by this loss “graze my nose” - an innocent act of love combined with the harsh imagery of graze showing the pain she feels at remembering her son. All shows how this suffering is constantly in her mind it is in everything she sees and does.
Lexical choice
“i was brave”
Challenges preconceived ideas on conflict as we would expect it to be said by the soldier but he mother says it.
Simile
“the world overflowing like a treasure chest”
Sense of excitment but it is a childish image perhaps suggesting he is naive and unaware of what he is truly excited for. And the word “intoxicated” suggests he is not fully aware of what the reality of war is so he is being whisked away in it.
strucutre
free verse, no rhyme and different stanza lengths
Reflects chaotic impact on those at home. Completely absorbed by worry about those in war. The fear is overwhelming and disrtupts normal order of life.
