The poem is about the poets own observations, what thoughts are triggered when she sees leaves falling from a tree on a windless day?
Thoughts of soldiers falling in battle
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Because there in no wind and the leaves are just dropping, what does this imply?
The unnatural act of war, and how fragile the life of soldiers is like the snowflakes and leaves
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The use of Imagery for snowflakes is used twice, what is this a simile for?
implying beauty and fragility for the falling soldiers
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Disappearing like snowflakes on the snow, what could this suggest for the soldiers?
The soldiers are dying unheard and unappreciated
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In the second part of the poem she seems to be more angry, how have we come to this conclusion?
contrasts between the poet and the dying soldiers, then the soldiers and snowflakes.
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What does the careful rhyme scheme express?
a calm control
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How does this poem compare to Futility?
expresses a strong anger that death and war brings. Whereas Own was in the trenches, Cold was living in England. Both use imagery.
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How does this poem compare with Poppies?
Both poems have a powerful female voice. Weir describes a mother mourning her child, Cole is sadness for all of mankind. Express the difficult emotion at such a distance
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Card 2
Front
Because there in no wind and the leaves are just dropping, what does this imply?
Back
The unnatural act of war, and how fragile the life of soldiers is like the snowflakes and leaves
Card 3
Front
The use of Imagery for snowflakes is used twice, what is this a simile for?
Back
Card 4
Front
Disappearing like snowflakes on the snow, what could this suggest for the soldiers?
Back
Card 5
Front
In the second part of the poem she seems to be more angry, how have we come to this conclusion?
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