Kamikaze, Beatrice Garland Quotes Flashcards
1
Q
What quote uses a euphemism for the pilot’s suicide?
A
“a one-way
journey into history”
Stanza 1
2
Q
What quote uses a simile to bring a child-like perspective, contrasting with the pilot’s dark aims for suicide?
A
“little fishing boats
strung out like bunting”
Stanza 2
3
Q
What quote uses asyndetic listing to highlight the beauty of life?
A
“with cloud-marked mackerel,
black crabs, feathery prawns,”
4
Q
What quote uses intransitive verbs to display how the concept of war is unnatural?
A
“only we children still chattered and laughed”
Stanza 6
