Remembrance Poppies

Poppies are forever linked with Anzac Day, dating back to WW1. They are a worldwide symbol of remembrance for the men and women who have died serving their country. Poppies made of light cloth or paper are also woven together to form wreaths which are laid at war memorials up and down the country. The poppies are a reminder of the sacrifice - the lives lost - in war.

The red or Flanders poppy was one of the first to grow and bloom in the mud and soil of Flanders. They were made famous by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in his poem 'In Flanders fields'. McCrae was a Canadian medical officer who, in May 1915, had conducted the funeral service of a friend.  In a cemetery nearby, red poppies blew gently in the breeze. He saw this as a symbol of regrowth in a landscape of blood and destruction. He was upset at the death and suffering around him and wrote the verse in his notebook. Someone sent his words anonymously to the English magazine, Punch, which published them under the title 'In Flanders Fields' on 8 December 1915.                                                                                         

In Flanders fields the poppies grow

   Between the crosses, row on row.

That mark our place; and in the sky

The Larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard among the guns below.

 We are the dead.  Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved, and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders Fields

Take our quarrel with the foe

To you from failing hands we throw,

The torch be yours to hold up high.

If ye break faith with us who die,

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow,

In Flanders Fields

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

1. Where is Flanders Field?

    The Flanders field is in Belgium.✔

2. What grows in Flanders field?

Poppies grow in Flanders field. They represent new life.v

3. “To you from failing hands we throw”.  Who do the failing hands represent and what have they thrown?

They represent the soldiers that died, they are throwing a torch for us to hold up high.✔

4. “If ye break faith with us who die..”  What does the writer mean by ‘break faith’?

I think the writer wants people to never forget the soldiers.✔

5. Click on the link below to help you answer these questions:

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/article/remembrance-poppy.htm#inspiration

Who created the remembrance poppy? 

Miss Moana Michael created the poppy.✔

Why was it created?

It was created  to remember the soldiers that died in the war.✔

Where was it created?

It was created in America.✔

When was it created?

It was created on the 9th of November 1918.✔

How was it made?

They are made out of light cloth and paper.✔

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