Poppies by Jane Weir Key Quotes
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- Poppies by Jane Weir
- No regular rhyme and enjambment to give the impression of a memory
- Caesura shows her attempt to try to hold her emotions together
- "Sellotape bandaged" - war imagery, she's emotionally wounded but her son could be too
- "steeled the softening" - alliterative metaphor , she's trying to be brave, steel made into a verb
- "blackthorns of your hair" - allude to Jesus who wore a crown of thorns when he was crucified, sacrifice, close to death
- "world overflowing like a treasure chest" - simile, son's perspective, full of precious experiences
- Symbolism: "a single dove" - mourning/ peace"Poppies"- death/violence/memory/bravery
- "my stomach busy making tucks, darts, pleats" - sewing imagery, nervousness, physical anxiety
- "hoping to hear" - alliteration, echoes, straining to hear him
- "intoxicated" - contrasts with son's excitement, hints at lack of control, giving up control of his life by joining the army
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