Poppies to Kamikase

• What is the overall discussion between poppies and Kamikase?

  Female view of grief, loss, memory and empathy
• What language techniques are used in Kamikase?

  Simile, juxtaposition, enjambment
• What is an example of a simile used in Kamikaze?

  "Like a huge flag waved first one way then the other in a figure of eight"

  "Strung out like bunting"
• What is an example of enjambment in Kamikaze?

  " bringing their fathers boat safe"- end of stanza
• Why does Beatrice Garland use a simile in Kamikaze?

  The simile is to highlight the contrast between the piolets duty and his personal desires. It evokes a happiness and joyful image contrasting with the grim reality of him sacrifising himself
• Why does Beatrice use enjambment in Kamikaze?

  To convey the pilots thoughts and the sense of urgency as he contemplates his suicide mission
• What language techniques does Poppies use?

  Imagery, metaphor, sibilance, semantic field
• What is an example of a metaphor used in Poppies?

  "blackthorns of your hair"
• Why does Jane weir use metaphors in Poppies?

  She uses metaphors to compare going to war to a more mundane kind of departure
• What is an example of sibilance in poppies?

  "Steeled the softening"
• Why does Jane Weir use sibilance in poppies?

  To emphasise how quickly her son leaves her as he is excited about a new chapter of his life. And it shows how she is holding back her emotions
• What is an example of simile in Poppies?

  "Like a treasure chest"- reminds of childhood
• Why does Jane Weir use a simile in Poppies?

  Describes how her emotions are overflowing
• What structural techniques are used in Kamikaze?

  Enjambment, imagery, symbolism
• What is an example of symbolism in Kamikaze?

  "swivelled towards the sun"
• Why does Beatrice use symbolism in Kamikaze?

  To explore themes of patriotism, cultural expectations and the pilots internal conflict
• What form techniques does Kamikaze use?

  free verse, shifting narrative perspective
• What is an example of shifting narrative perspective in Kamikaze?

  "My mother never spoke again"
• Why does Beatrice use free verse in Kamikaze?

  It makes us feel part of the daughters reminiscences as she explains to her own children what her father must have felt as he went on his mission
• What structure techniques are used in Poppies?

  Imagery, symbolism
• What is an example of imagery used in Poppies?

  "white cat hairs"
• Why does Jane Weir use imagery in Poppies?

  To blend domestic and war related imagery to evoke a sense of emotional pain and contrast between wars brutality and everyday life
• What is an example of symbolism in Poppies?

  "poppies that have already been placed"
• Why has Jane Weir used symbolism in Poppies?

  The poppies symbolize remembrance and honour for those died in war
• What form techniques does Poppies use?

  First person, dramatic monologue
• What is an example of dramatic monologue in Poppies?

  "I resisted the impluse to run my fingers through the gelled blackthorns of your hair"
• Why does Jane Weir use dramatic monologue in Poppies?

  To provide a deeply personal and intimate exploration of a mothers experience as her son leaves for war
• What feelings are expressed in Poppies?

  Remembrance, grief, loss.
• What feelings are expressed in Kamikaze?

  Regret, shame, and defiance.