Kamikaze

Question 1

Quote which repeats “safe” to highlight the pilot’s worries when his father was at sea. Suggests that the potential grief of the pilots children were the cause of him to turn around

Answer 1

“Bringing their father’s boat safe - yes, grandfathers boat safe”

Question 2

Quote which presents nature as powerful and dominant. Full stop in the line draws focus to the line and could suggest that nature was why the pilot turned around

Answer 2

“A tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous”

Question 3

Structural features which represents how the pilot yearns for freedom and highlights the conflict between personal thoughts and national duty.

Answer 3

Enjambment and Free verse

Question 4

The amount of lines in a stanza which reflects the tight control of the military and cultural expectations of the pilot.

Answer 4

6 lines per stanza