Starter quiz

  • Who is 'Poppies' written from the perspective of?
    • a soldier
    • a soldier's sister
    • a soldiers' mother  ✓
  • In this quote from 'Poppies': "smoothed down your shirt’s upturned collar", how does the mother seem?
    • jealous
    • angry
    • protective  ✓
    • nostalgic
  • Throughout the poem, Weir uses frequent...
    • floral imagery
    • winter imagery
    • textile imagery  ✓
  • Which quote from 'Poppies' suggests the mother may be at peace with her son's death?
    • "my stomach busy making tucks, darts, pleats"
    • "The dove pulled freely against the sky"  ✓
    • "I listened, hoping to hear your playground voice"
  • "steeled", "blockade", "reinforcements". All of these words fit the semantic field of...
    • love
    • peace
    • hope
    • war  ✓
  • Through the dramatic monologue form...
    • Weir compels the reader to acknowledge the mother's quiet trauma  ✓
    • Weir places significance on the soldier's pain
    • Weir shows the patriotism of mothers of boys at war
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