Poppies in July
Beth Kemp | Friday January 28, 2011
Categories: Courses, A Level, AQA A Level, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, ELLA4, Poetry, Analysing Poetry, Plath, Ariel
This poem is not included as a taught poem in the scheme of work, nor is it mentioned on the student handout. It could be recommended to more able/interested students for the theme of nature.
Poppies are described in a range of ways.
References: The derivation of opiates from poppies may not be known by all students – the ‘glass capsule’ is probably a drug reference, leading to the stupor captured by “colourless”.
Links to Duffy/Larkin: nature (Larkin)
Lang-Lit Points: simple and minor sentences; shock of fourth stanza intensified by the curt syntax; semantic fields of fire, blood; phonology of “dulling and stilling”, with progressive aspect implying a drawn-out process.
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