Who was poppies written by?
Jane weir
What is the poem about?
The effect war has had on a mother,who’s son has went to war
Contextual factors?
- textile worker,imagery used
- born:1963
- lived in 1980s Ireland during ‘the troubles’
Who’s point of view is the poem written in?
The mothers who’s son is at war
What are poppies used to represent?
Marks the end of war to honour the soldiers
What form is it written in?
Dramatic monologue
What is significant about the structure of the poem?
- free verse
- different stanza lengths
- enjambment
- caesura(makes reader stop and pause when the sentence ends in the middle of a line)
What does the structure represent?
Not ordered -reflects the life of those at home and the caos
What kind of imagery is used?
Domestic and military
“Spasms of paper red,disrupting a blockade of yellow bias”- language analysis?
Spasms-injury,pain,suffering
Blockade-war related,isolated by hostile troops
Yellow bias-sons lapel
Paper red-poppy
What is significant about the “spasms of paper…” quote?
Domestic image contrasted with war image reflects how the mother sees suffering in everyday life
“Sellotape bandaged around my hand” language analysis?
Bandaged-links to injury,wounded
