5 Key Quotes Poppies

[@higgy9325]

An interpretation we learned for the 'blackthrons' is that it refers to Jesus' crown of thorns suggesting she is sacrificing him to the country

[@bloodygreat8748]

wow thanks that actually really helps

[@Qamar-un3iv]

Higgy Thanks really helped

[@louisnelson8453]

thanks thats good

[@thenoobyblock1208]

I am extremely late, but this idea is supported by the fact that they are 'black', black being symbolic of death and sacrifice.

[@c3cil358]

'spasm of paper red , disrupting a blockage of yellow bias around your blazer'-poppies the assonance of repeated p and b sound may have been use to emphasise the bitterness she feels in parting ways with her son; the foreshadowing of the bittersweet memorise

[@taylorguiler1400]

assonance is referring to the repetition of vowel sounds, rather the repeating of "p" and "b" sounds is called "plosive". however, nice interpretation :D!

[@c3cil358]

@@taylorguiler1400 thx

[@tnzl3058]

Mr Salles never fails.

[@matty__sharpe__]

i like that motto

[@hellome8647]

Last minute exam revison. Thanks for everything Mr Salles!

[@saarahturtle]

I feel like I actually appreciate this poem now with the new perspective of it being more about motherhood :)

[@umr4h138]

I hate this poem and every other poem thats exists.

[@77kim]

@@umr4h138 damn

[@umr4h138]

@@77kim I was really going through it bruh😭 so glad I don't have to do this ever again

[@77kim]

@@umr4h138 did u pass😭

[@umr4h138]

@@77kim yeah came out with a 6🙏 good luck with your exams

[@daisiesdiary]

‘Blackthorns’ also links symbolically to Jesus, which could suggest about patriotism and him dying for his country- which adds to the idea he is dead. Also, I think the ‘words flattened’ could show how she has so many things to say to her son, but as he is gone, she can’t tell him them and instead tries to distract herself with sewing, which is reminiscent to how many mothers felt useless with their sons in war so made them socks etc. I don’t know, I just feel it is about war because Jane Weir was inspired by the letters from Wilfred Owen at war to his mother- so I think the feelings aren’t negative between the mother and son. Especially the part about the ‘overflowing like a treasure chest’, to me that shows how the son’s memory is as valuable as gold to the mother, not that he is excited to leave her. But I do really like your interpretations too! Thank you for this, it always helps make me think about other possible ways of reading a poem.

[@ckfloss]

Woah! Very useful thank you

[@daisiesdiary]

@@ckfloss that’s so great I’m glad ! Good luck for tomorrow’s gcse ! :)

[@misan2002]

In my opinion Poppies is the worst poem not in terms of language but in terms of the plot or what it's about Prelude in the one i dislike in terms language and everything else about it

[@higgy9325]

@@sanyaali2003 he struck and struck again

[@misan2002]

@@sanyaali2003 that is if you take it that way, i ddnt really get it until someone else told me

[@sanyaali2003]

You're so innocent I thought it was so obvious😂

[@misan2002]

@@sanyaali2003 not for me

[@misan2002]

@@sanyaali2003 when it was talking about "she" and "her" i interpreted it as the guy talking about the boat

[@gracegarner8001]

watching all of these before my exam tomorrow

[@deviant7100]

This poem is so bad............. :(

[@shen4406]

Wassa ikr

[@yours2901]

I strongly disagree …

[@rainyghost9492]

This is my favourite poem. It conveys motherhood and the melancholy feeling of a mother loosing a son.

[@kayleiigh1716]

Very helpful, thanks for uploading.

[@Cake_Ladder51]

Ngl i was failing english in y7 until my friend told me abt your channel in y8, i have been getting one of the best grades in the year, in y10 now so i hope i can keep thus ul. Thanks for your videos sir

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You started young! Good luck

[@tziviaeckstein9284]

maybe the treasures is similar to bayonet charge as they are reasons to go to war king honour human dignity dropped like luxuries

[@meera7543]

Thank you, all these videos are so useful!!!!!

[@abdullahhanan4941]

This was another great video Mr Salles, could you say that since all her 'words flatted,rolled,turned to felt,' could actually mean that they fell out due to a dispute and the cage is metaphorical for the mother, I was thinking that this could be seen more as a conflict between a mother and her son, but a even bigger idea being regret coming from the mother. The caesura on the line where it says 'words flatted,rolled,turned to felt,' could be a repetitive attempt of the mother's disputes with her son but despite this at the end it was all for nothing as it ended up as 'felt'. I would love to see your opinion on this interpretation, thanks

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I think you could argue that. Your idea isn’t totally clear, but I’m sure you could write it up in an essay

[@jameshatton]

BTW the quotes u made could refer to Jane Weir herself as she works in textiles in real life. Not sure how to link in to a question but yh it could help

[@eenkalimba5249]

this is really interesting! you could potentially even compare it to my last duchess in terms of restrictive family if you really wanted to- something I'd struggle to do with the stance that this is a war poem

[@abdurrajjaksabbir7]

i wish we could still see the like dislike numbers

[@midnight_pilgrim]

Another interpretation of the quote below: “Spasms of paper red disrupting a blockade of yellow bias binding around your blazer” “Spasms of red” blood of the invaders and the invaded “Blockade of yellow” (“yellow” suggest the desert of Iraq and Afghanistan the 2 countries invaded) so the invaders invading the invaded ie America/ Britain invading Iraq/ Afghanistan (“blockade” suggests motif of war) “Yellow bias binding around your blazer” the only thing that binds you to your uniform and you being a soldier (“blazer”) is the bias (propaganda) against the yellow (Iraq and Afghanistan) I hope it makes sense 😭. This also links in with the context that Carol Anne Duffy, poet laureate from 2009 to 2019, asked Weir and some others to contribute a poem each to an anthology about the sacrifice of British soldiers in the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Very clever, but I think far fetched. You’d probably get away with it

[@midnight_pilgrim]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I hope so 🥲

[@umaninstrumentalityprject2989]

Ngl when i heard the into i thought i clicked on a stampy minecraft video fro. 2012 😁 then i remembered its 2023 and i have gcses 💀😭

[@flowerswift]

Hello Mr Salles i was wondering if it would be sufficient enough revision to revise just context and form for each poem and have 4 bank poems

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Probably!

[@johnsergie3906]

once again,another immaculate video

[@daiskate]

in the nicest way surely we only need analysis about war because realistically thats what the question will be about if poppies shows up

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

A person who experiences conflict?

[@aquilastar2592]

could the poem fit into the theme of power and conflict through conflict then, as is mother's inner conflict at first with son leaving until she discovers freedom? also we always took 'released a songbird from its cage' to be a metaphor for her crying and that being the song. does that work? thanks for the video :D

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, that all works!

[@nafija_a]

Can you do this way for love and relationships poems?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I may do that

[@kathleenmollie]

I love this poem. I think it shows the effects of war in such a vulnerable way. I don’t know how it can be hated!?

[@legendarypigeon6418]

can these '5 key quotes' videos get me the pass if i go over all of them or are they just made to supplement poem revision?

[@eloisew8628]

hi which poem would this compare to thanks

[@kylemx15]

Personally i don’t think the son and mother have a negative or oppressive relationship. I think “thorns” symbolises the male tendency to oppress emotions such as sadness and instead express angry or moodiness (more typical of a teenager… perhaps one leaving for uni) thus demonstrating his own emotions of sadness and pain over having to leave his mother

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That is possible, but even if you are right, isn't that a negative relationship?

[@kylemx15]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish I guess from a birds eye view it may come across as negative relationship but personally i think it’s more of a typical relationship a mother may have with a teenage son and perhaps jane weir was attempting to demonstrate the standard relationship of mothering a somewhat moody teenager. My main point is that his “thorns” are not coming from a place of aggression towards his mother for her over caring manner but instead a place of pain and in the moment, this reaction is an example of disconnection to her in order to avoid the pain of leaving her behind (wether it be for war or for university). The moment may highlight tension but i think it’s to demonstrate the true positive relationship as the boy is feeling anger over having to leave. Of course that’s just my interpretation and ultimately I could probably write both in my exam this year if it’s relevant! Thank you for replying!

[@zara5547]

For the structure do you only give one view for same interpretation or can you give two like say it could also mean this

[@Username-ww2cd]

Flower Flower 2

[@KING-cc9mi]

This poem is terrible, although it is good.

[@gurjasdeepklaire7070]

hi sir in the poem is the character itself Jane or a construct ?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Construct

[@zara5547]

For the structure do you only give one view for same interpretation or can you give two like say it could also mean this ?

[@yaaampofo5207]

2 interpretation always get u higher trust me.

[@zara5547]

Yaa Ampofo thanks

[@saddahhussin1818]

@@zara5547 what grade did u get

[@bloodygreat8748]

oh my god your a legend much thanks sire

[@imogenkendrick4753]

Brilliant video but just one question: in what kind of question would the alternative view of him simply leaving home be used?

[@nirix1599]

even tissue is better than this poem in my opinion

[@ashpritmehra8174]

not to criticise you as you are so amazing but i dont think motherhood would come up as a theme ...

[@ChetsyWetsy]

it could kamikaze

[@or4cl363]

Hello and Goodbye !

[@FarazAhmad-yl1cf]

as much as i love your videos i must say this wasn't your best work sir

[@5kinz]

what a dumb poem to be in the anthology

[@queenethokafor963]

👏👏👏😁

[@anarsehole-9018]

By far the worst poem in power and conflict

[@Cowmunist]

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