How does Poppies and one other poem present memories? Poppies Remains Comparison (Similarities VS. Differences) Context Modern, probably Iraq Modern, Iraq war Basra – war. Voice of a soldier (Only use Gives a voice to a PTSD for RELATE) mother. Structure The of a mother of a soldier Similarities about memory ‘voice’ – ‘Voice’ First person wanted and somebody Similarities whose – ‘I’ ‘I ‘myself to graze my nose…’ else’ – shows a distance. ‘voice’ is used. Both 1st person. ‘I see every round’ Patterns Semantic field of sewing. armed, possibly Different ‘probably not’ repetition. ‘tucks’ ‘darts’ ‘pleats’ Memories of sewing Memory - PTSD labels, buttons role of a He’s not sure. – mother. Remembers her Justifies his memory past happier times. of the moment. – Language Title memory Colloquial language Different – ‘Poppies’ – of WWI and the dead carted off on the ‘he’s soldiers linked to her back of a lorry’ - memory dead son now. Poppies of what happened. Links red. Blood. to the memory of Wilfred Owen in WWI, showing nothing changes in war. Imagery voice’ through his life’ Different ‘playground ‘rips a wishbone’ his guts back into ‘Like ‘tosses his body’ Vulnerable imagery of the mother’s feelings and Hard and violent imagery. memories He remembers every detail. Theme Motherhood and loss. PTSD and how it stays with Similar a songbird you. Memories never leave ‘released from its cage symbol of your mind. of story, ‘ ‘end freedom. except not really’ How does Poppies and one other poem present memories?
How does Poppies and one other poem present memories? Poppies Remains Comparison (Similarities VS. Differences) Context (Only use for RELATE) Modern, probably Iraq war. Gives a voice to a mother. Modern, Iraq war – Basra Voice of a soldier PTSD Structure The ‘voice’ of a mother – First person – ‘I’ ‘I wanted to graze my nose…’ ‘Voice’ of a soldier ‘myself and somebody else’ – shows a distance. ‘I see every round’ Similarities about memory Similarities whose ‘voice’ is used. Both 1st person. Patterns Semantic field of sewing. ‘tucks’ ‘darts’ ‘pleats’ Memories of sewing labels, buttons – role of a mother. Remembers her past – happier times. ‘probably armed, possibly not’ repetition. Memory - PTSD He’s not sure. Justifies his memory of the moment. Different Language Title – ‘Poppies’ memory of WWI and the dead soldiers linked to her dead son now. Poppies red. Blood. Colloquial language – ‘he’s carted off on the back of a lorry’ - memory of what happened. Links to the memory of Wilfred Owen in WWI, showing nothing changes in war. Different Imagery ‘playground voice’ ‘Like a wishbone’ Vulnerable imagery of the mother’s feelings and memories ‘rips through his life’ ‘tosses his guts back into his body’ Hard and violent imagery. He remembers every detail. Different Theme Motherhood and loss. ‘released a songbird from its cage ‘ symbol of freedom. PTSD and how it stays with you. Memories never leave your mind. ‘end of story, except not really’ Similar How does Poppies and one other poem present memories?
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