Loss and absence

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    • What do people experience when they are separated from someone or something they love?
      Loss
    • What can an absence of hope lead to?
      Negativity and despair
    • What can conflict cause in terms of loss?
      Loss of people or places
    • In the poem "Poppies," how does the mother feel when her son leaves to join the army?
      She feels like she has lost him
    • What does the mother in "Poppies" do to express her loss?
      She leans against the war memorial and mentions Armistice Sunday
    • How does the mother in "Poppies" attempt to connect with her son after his departure?
      By tracing the inscription on the war memorial and listening for his voice
    • What does the phrase "There once was a country..." signify in "The Emigrée"?
      It frames the poem with a sense of loss for the speaker's homeland
    • How does the speaker in "The Emigrée" view her former city?
      With a positive, idealised impression of sunlight
    • What does the title "Emigrée" imply about the speaker's situation?
      That she was forced to leave her homeland
    • In "Kamikaze," what choice does the pilot make regarding the war?
      He chooses to avoid dying in the war
    • How does the family react to the pilot's choice in "Kamikaze"?
      They treat him as though he no longer existed
    • What does the daughter's statement about her father in "Kamikaze" reveal?
      It hints at the emotional pain caused by his loss
    • What is the overall tone of the poem "London"?
      There is an absence of anything positive
    • What does the phrase "the chartered Thames" in "London" imply?
      It refers to the absence of freedom
    • What does the final image of the "marriage hearse" in "London" suggest?
      That the cycle of suffering will continue
    • How do the men in "Exposure" feel about their situation?
      They have no hope of things improving
    • What does the line "We only know war" in "Exposure" convey?
      That their lives are filled with misery and suffering
    • How does thinking about home affect the men in "Exposure"?
      It does not provide any hope for them
    • What is a common theme in the cluster of poems discussed?
      • Loss of life
      • Emotional and physical separation
      • Impact of conflict on individuals and families
    • What phrase is repeated in "Charge of the Light Brigade" to emphasize loss of life?
      "The six hundred"
    • How does the Duke in "My Last Duchess" feel about loss?
      He doesn’t seem to feel loss despite his wife's death
    • What is the significance of the themes of loss and absence in the discussed poems?
      They highlight the emotional impact of separation and conflict
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