Poppies by Jane Weir

Which of the following structural devises can be identified in the 'Poppies poem?

• Enjambment

• Quatrain

• Caesura

• Free verse

The word 'steeled' implies.......

• The mother is putting up a pretence.

• The mother is trying to keep her composure to conceal the pangs she is feeling for her son.

• The speakers memory is permanent.

• The mother is hardened and has no feeling.

What is the effect of the Caesura in the 'Poppies' poem?

• Creates fear in the reader.

• Uneven line breaks mirrors the speakers emotions, although she is trying to keep herself together she struggles to prevent her true emotions from breaking through.

• Causes the reader to reflect.

• Breaks in the rhythm disrupts the flow.

What is implied by the simile, 'like a treasure chest'?

• The son's feelings of excitement and freedom.

• Represents abundance.

• Shows that life is precious.

• The world is seen as a place full of golden opportunities.

What is the key theme(s) in the poem?

• Reality of conflict.

• Effect of conflict / memory / loss.

• Power of nature.

• Power of human.

What effect does the structural devices, caesura and uneven stanzas have on the reader?

• Empathy for the speaker.

• A chaotic structure reflecting the roller coaster of emotions experienced by the soldiers mother.

• The reality of the effects of war.

• The realization of the inner conflict.

Which language technique has been used in the quote 'spasm of paper red'?

• Metaphor .

• Emotive language

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Who is the speaker in 'Poppies'?

• Daughter

• Soldier

• Son

• Mother

'My stomach making tucks, darts, pleats' implies...

• The speaker is experiencing pain.

• The speaker is wounded.

• The narrator had tailored her speech.

• The mother is anxious about her son.

Identify the language technique in 'The blackthorns of your hair.'

• Personification.

• Metaphor.

• Simile.

• Adjective