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Poppies
● Context: in this poem, written by Jane
Weir, the narrator is a mother who is
describing seeing her son leave home to
join the army
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● “Spasms of paper red, disrupting a
blockade of yellow bias binding…” the word “spasms” in this phrase links to
the idea of a dead body and could show
how the mother is deeply concerned for
her son’s safety, whom she treats as if he
were just a child
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The use
of military language is highlighted through the word “blockade” which is a
tactic used in the army
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“Blockade” could also give the sense that the
speaker feels trapped out of her son’s new life, and that this makes her feel
sad
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These
help the reader empathise with the mother and her struggles as she adapts to
a different lifestyle
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It may also portray her fear at losing the person she loves so
much
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This creates a sense of pain
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This could imply that she is in fact,
happy for him
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The word “overflowing” also suggests that
perhaps he has lots to learn and that the mother shares some of her son’s
excitement
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This is shown through the use of lists to emphasise the mother’s
fears and attempts to reassure herself
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● These menial tasks also appear to be rather unimportant to the reader and
contrast the importance of her son’s job and role in the army
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This presents the mother as deeply caring and sad to
see her son leave
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● The sense of freedom is also explored, and how the son has to find his own
feet in the world
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