You can infer from this poem that poppies were the poet’s choice of flowers because: `_________`

A Poppies are red, the color of blood on the battlefield. Poppies grow in broken or uprooted soil, such as a battlefield.

explanation

If you know anything about growing flowers, you know that poppy seeds can lie in the ground for years and sprout only when someone uproots the soil. Also, poppies are red, the color associated with blood and war.