Poppies

• Poppies poem
• The poppy is the symbol of remembrance day
• The fear son safety is physical symptoms. She describes her stomach as busy and
• The mother feels detached from her son foreshadowing their physical separation
• The mother is scared about what will happen when he goes away, which makes her feel weak
• The mother wants to protect her son but also wants to keep herself safe
• The mother tries to hide her emotions because she doesn’t want to worry her son
• The mother's emotions are portrayed through vivid imagery, including 'a thousand needles pricking at my skin' and 'tears streaming down my face'. This language creates an intense emotional response in the reader.
• The mother has no control over her sons life or death
• The mother thinks that her son might not come back alive
• The mother is worried that her son may not come back alive
• The mother is powerless as she cannot stop her son going off to war
• The mother is afraid of losing her son forever
• The mother wishes that her son could stay with her forever
• The mother feels like she can't do anything to stop him going off to war
• The mother is scared that something bad will happen to her son while he is away fighting
• The mother wishes she could be with her son when he goes off to war
• The mother feels helpless because she can do nothing about her son being sent away to fight
• ‘ all my words flattened roll turned into felt’
• ‘ I traced the inscriptions of the war memorial’