poppies language
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- Created on: 25-10-18 20:28
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- Poppies -language
- "spasms of paper red"-language of pain/ imagery of bloody wounds perhaps foreshadowing events or reflecting her fears.
- "bandaged"- cconnotations of injury or protecting herself like a boxer
- the simile - "the world overflowing like a treasure chest"- implies possibilities, yet he's heading off to war
- the metaphor for mother's crying - "released a song bird from its cage" -
- "my stomach busy making tucks, darts, pleats"- metaphor conveys uncertainty/concern through clothing-related imagery.
- "the dove pulled freely against the sky, an ornamental stitch"- the metaphor combines both bird and textiles imagery, pulling together the mother's feelings of tension and longing for peace.
- "leaned against it like a wishbone"- the simile implies she's making a wish as well as perhaps linking to family mealtime memories.
- "a split second" and "after" shows the time markers used throughout poem to manage complex time shifts.
- "steeled" shows the strong contrast to all the fabric imagery, conveying the strength she wanted to show.
- "blockade" shows the language from a military semantic field.
- "has already been placed" shows complex past tense prepares us for complex timelines.
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