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1
Q

what is the poem about?

A

a mother describes her son leaving home to join the army, the moths is very emotional

2
Q

what quote shows war affects billions and kills individuals?

A

“individual war graves”

3
Q

what quote could represent her songs injured body in war?

A

“spasms of paper red”

4
Q

what quote shows her son made a sacrifice?

A

“blackthorns of your hair”

jesus wore a crown of thorns when he was crucified.

5
Q

what quote shows her son has left?

A

“released a song bird from its cage”

6
Q

what imagery shows her nervousness?

A

sewing imagery

“my stomach busy making tucks, darts and pleats”

7
Q

what alliteration does the poem use? what does it represent?

A

“hoping to hear” echoes the way she’s straining to hear him

8
Q

what quote suggests the son may be dead?

A

“playground voice catching on the wind”

9
Q

what poem could you link to this?

A

war photographer

10
Q

what quote shows a sense of touch longs for the closeness of her son

A

“graze my nose across the tip of your nose”