Poppies

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What type of Poem is Poppies?
It is a dramatic monologue. The mother is speaking but the son's voice is absent stating that he is gone.
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What is the Structure of Poppies?
It is a free verse, has enjambment, caesura therefore creating a chaotic structure showing that war bring chaos for people at home and in their minds.
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Enjambment
"All my words flattened, rolled, turned into felt, slowly melting"
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Language
"Sellotape bandaged around my hand". Here the mum is ironing his clothes but this creates images of conflict and injured soldiers.
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Language
"I want to graze my nose across the tip of your nose" also shows conflict images. Shows that the thought of her son suffering is on the mum's mind.
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What is the Structure of Poppies?

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It is a free verse, has enjambment, caesura therefore creating a chaotic structure showing that war bring chaos for people at home and in their minds.

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