Kamikaze

Question 1

‘…….. at sunrise’ (kamikaze)

Answer 1

embarked
-‘embark’ means to begin something
-he begins a new chapter of his life
-both choices he could have made lead to death
-notion war causes destruction and is unjust
-societal pressure

Question 2

‘a …… head, full of ……. incantations’(kamikaze)

Answer 2

shaven, powerful
-suggests he is under a spell of patriotism and propaganda
-isnt allowed to make his own decisions

Question 3

‘one way journey into …….’(kamikaze)

Answer 3

history
-painful irony
-‘death is the only way for honour and remembrance’
-culture of being immortalised by respect

Question 4

‘bunting’(kamikaze)

Answer 4

celebrating the honour he will bring to his community

Question 5

‘green- blue …….. sea’(kamikaze)

Answer 5

translucent
-connotations to peace and tranquillity
-associates nature with life and precious possessions
-beauty of nature

Question 6

‘figure of ….’(kamikaze)

Answer 6

eight
-immortality (infinity)
-nature is eternal and more powerful than mankind
-after war and honour is forgotten nature remains
-futility of war and human power

Question 7

‘flashing …….’(kamikaze)

Answer 7

silver
-beauty

Question 8

‘swivelled …….. the sun’(kamikaze)

Answer 8

towards
-sibilance implies a sense of grace and peacefulness
-increases pace of poem and makes it more emotional

Question 9

‘pearl’(kamikaze)

Answer 9

suggest that natures life shouldn’t be ended prematurely as it is valuable

Question 10

‘safe’(kamikaze)

Answer 10

-repetion
-safety and life overcome patriotism and honour

Question 11

‘a tuna, the …. prince, muscular, …….’(kamikaze)

Answer 11

dark, dangerous
-imbalance of power between nature and humanity
-even the kamikaze Polet the epitome of bravery senses the danger
-metaphor is the fish shows importance of nature

Question 12

‘nor did she …. his eyes’(kamikaze)

Answer 12

meet
-effects of war and honour
-effects of conflict and ongoing

Question 13

‘too …….’(kamikaze)

Answer 13

learned
-culture suppresses love/family
-honour
-exposes futility

Question 14

‘which had been the …. way to …‘(kamikaze)

Answer 14

better, die
-being ignored by his family was as and as dying

Question 15

how does the title ‘Kamikaze’ effect the poem?

Answer 15

-relates to the suicide pilot’s and has patriotic connotations
-implies sudden violence

Question 16

what does the narrative voice create?(kamikaze)

Answer 16

-third person daughters voice
-shows detachment
-grew up not knowing father

Question 17

what does the enjambment show?

Answer 17

-attempts of freedom within the confines of the strict stanza structure
-her father wanted freedom

Question 18

how is freeverse used?

Answer 18

the pilot doubts the obedience to the government