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GCSE Poetry- Poppies - Coggle Diagram
GCSE Poetry- Poppies
Recap Points
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Enjambment and caesura creates a chaotic structure reflects chaotic impact war has on those back home
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Dramatic monologue= silent listener, gives mum opportunity to express her loss/feelings
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Personal pronoun- "you" used as the speaker is addressing her own son- do not hear his voice as he is not given the opportunity to speak/suggests death
Purpose of the Poem
'Poppies' is a response to Carol Ann Duffy's call for more war poems about the deaths of British soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
It investigates the grief the absence of a child can have and the anxiety parents feel when children go into the world alone
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Weir's poem was from the perspective of the people who are left behind showing the trials and difficulties of parents whose children go to fight
Form
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Long sentences and enjambment- gives the impression the narrator is absorbed in her own thoughts and memories
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Context
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Estimated number of civilians who have been killed in Iraq due to violence between the beginning of the war in 2003 and 18th October 2009= 94, 279
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Key Quotes
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"I went into your bedroom, released a songbird from it's cage"
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Structure
The time frame is ambiguous- memories of the son's childhood are intermingled with memories of him leaving; often not clearly distinguished. Highlights mother's struggle with reality
Chronological- describes the preparations for the son leaving, his departure and the mother's actions afterwards
The Poppy
During WW1, much of the fighting took place in Western Europe. The countryside was blasted, bombed and fought over repeatedly
There was a notable and striking exception to the bleakness- the bright red Flanders Poppies. These resilient flowers flourished in the middle of so much chaos and destruction, growing in the thousands and became the perfect symbol to commemorate the men who fell in the war
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Jane Weir
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Two sons which may have influenced her desire to explore what caused young boys to go to war and fight
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