What does the poppies show about war? 
It looks the effects at war on those who are not at war themselves 
What is the form of poppies? 
Is a dramatic monologue 
What does the dramatic monologue form highlight?
It highlights that the son Is not there -which heightens the sense of loss the mother is feeling 
How does weir use structure in the poem?
It has free verse and varied stanza length. It uses enjambment where the sentences flow on to the next line, as well as caesura
- these techniques combined to form a chaotic structure
- it’s not ordered or controlled and that reflects chaotic impact of conflict on those at home
The poem lacks control or organisation because the mother is completely absorbed with terrifying thoughts about her son 

What does the enjambment show in the sentence ‘all my words flatttened,rolled,turned into felt,slowly melting.I
The break in structure reflects how the mother is breaking emotionally
- emphasise through a stanza break within a sentence (the enjambment) because it’s reflecting the breaking emotions of the mother
 
What does the language in the poem tell us? 
Eg’ ‘sellotape bandaged around my hand’- you usally do this to get animal hairs of your clothes-however the sue of the word bandaged is associated with war,also has connotations of conflict
What is another example of the language used in poppies?
The quotation ‘I wanted to graze my nose across the tip of your nose’-like an Eskimo kiss-however the word graze has connotations of suffering and conflict
What does the constant blend of Domestic and military language shows us? 
It shows how suffering of her son or the idea of her son in conflict is constantly on the speakers mind-it’s in everything she sees and does 
What does ppppies force the reader think about? 
To think about the impact of conflict on those who are left behind in domestic life 
What poems is it good to compare with? 
War photographer by Caroline Duffy
Remains by Simon Armitage 
What does the phrase ‘ Before you left. I oinned one onto your lapel, crimpled petals, spasms of red,disrupting a blockade of yellow bias binding around your blazer’, mean?
- usrs asyndetic listing, highligjtz mothers love for son as she remembers all the intricate details of memories
-domestic imagey
How does Weir workuse the semantic field of her job in textiles in the poem?
‘All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt.’ She uses it to describe her son growing up and losing him in war.
What Is the biblical illusion in poppies?
She sees her son as type of Jesus figure-‘ black thornd of your hair.’- light Jesus crown-of-thorns.
What does the sentence-‘ i wanted to graze my nose across the tip of your nose.’
It shows that she treats him with care and love and shows how deep their relationship is.
What does the similie ‘the world overflowing like a treasure chest’ show us
It shows us that the world is a wonderful and exciting like treasure.-her son cant wait to get away and leave her
What is the simile’ like a wishbone’ show us?
She is hopeful for his sons return. -Praying for him.
What does the sentence’ hoping to hear your playground Voice catching on the wind’ show us?
She is Listening for him -missing when he was a child free from harm.-nostalgia
