Comparison between War Photography (Carol Duffy) and Poppies (Jane Weir)

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Created on: 01-04-17 15:27


	Comparison between War Photography (Carol Duffy) and Poppies (Jane Weir)
	Similarities Suffering - a mother (Poppies), people in the photos (War Photography) Memories and Flashbacks - a mother of her son (Poppies), conflict of war (War Photography) - The Power of Memory Both have 4 regular stanza Caesura - Photographer realises what images he has taken once he gets home, he tries to compose himself once the images appear but becomes bitter. Mother try to remain calm and composed but she eventually breaks down as the break in verse implies choking back the tears Neither the Photographer or the Mother fought in a war zone.	Differences Poppies - is reminiscing and imagining what might have happened. War Photography is first hand real account War Photography is comparing rural England (public) and a War Zone, emphasising their detachment.
	Overall comparison Although both poems are based around memories and war zones, War Photographer is about first hand experiences unlike Poppies which is reminiscent and imagining what might have happened.

Comparison between War Photography (Carol Duffy) and Poppies (Jane Weir)

Similarities

Suffering - a mother (Poppies), people in the photos (War Photography)
Memories and Flashbacks - a mother of her son (Poppies), conflict of war (War Photography) - The Power of Memory
Both have 4 regular stanza
Caesura - Photographer realises what images he has taken once he gets home, he tries to compose himself once the images appear but becomes bitter. Mother try to remain calm and composed but she eventually breaks down as the break in verse implies choking back the tears
Neither the Photographer or the Mother fought in a war zone.

Differences

Poppies - is reminiscing and imagining what might have happened. War Photography is first hand real account
War Photography is comparing rural England (public) and a War Zone, emphasising their detachment.

Overall comparison

Although both poems are based around memories and war zones, War Photographer is about first hand experiences unlike Poppies which is reminiscent and imagining what might have happened.

Comments

Samad Syed

Report Thu 22nd March, 2018 @ 21:12

Its War Photographer not War Photography. :)

Alex0007

Report Fri 19th October, 2018 @ 21:15

this helps alot

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Report Mon 10th December, 2018 @ 19:58

Thanks great homework help.

Alex Wallace

Report Fri 1st February, 2019 @ 10:16

very epic

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Report Wed 28th April, 2021 @ 11:33

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Report Thu 16th June, 2022 @ 13:17

dead poem never reading this again it made my grandma disintigrate like dust

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Report Thu 16th June, 2022 @ 13:18

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Report Thu 16th June, 2022 @ 13:20

icl if anyone ever shows me this poem again im going to body slam them into a concrete wall then procede to curb stomp them at least 46 times until their head is not visible to the nakes eye SYM.

Agsayan

Report Mon 7th November, 2022 @ 18:16

nice

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Comparison between War Photography (Carol Duffy) and Poppies (Jane Weir)