Kamikaze Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Form
A
Epic - talks about the brave event that was the pilot turning back
2
Q
Context
A
Propaganda
3
Q
A shaven
A
A shaven head full of powerful incantations
The pilot is a victim and cannot think for himself
Metaphor for the propaganda fed to him
Symbolises the pilot’s loss of identity - he is just like the other kamikazes
4
Q
My mother
A
My mother never spoke again in his presence
Juxtaposition - goes against what we would expect
Volta - shows the shift in the poem (from pleasant memories to being disowned)
5
Q
He must
A
He must have wondered which had been the better way to die
Juxtaposition - in trying to stay alive, he ended up killing himself.
Symbolism of death.
