poppies

• structure


  free verse

  enjambment

  caesura

  varied stanza length

  not ordered or controlled which reflects chaotic impact of conflict on those at home

  poem lacks control and organisation because the mother at home is terrified about her son
• context


  poet also does textiles

  relevant because there is links to sewing in the poem
• sellotape bandaged around my hand


  bandage- suffering and pain- links to soldiers wound in war
• i wanted to graze my nose across the tip of your nose

  eskimo kiss

  again graze has connotations of suffering and pain

  constant blending of domestic and military language shows how the idea of her son in the conflict zone is constantly on her mind
• can be paired with


  remains or war photographer

  because forces reader to think about the effect of conflict on those at home/left behind who are also suffering