Kamikaze

Question 1

What is the context to Kamikaze?

Answer 1

“Wanted to explore motivations as to why people die for their country, kamikaze pilots flew suicide missions into targets, from the collection “The Invention of Fireworks”, which explores life and death

Question 2

“A shaven head full of ________ incantations”

Answer 2

Powerful
He is under the spell of patriotism and propaganda. Not making his own decisions - his decision would be to keep living

Question 3

“Green-blue ________ sea”

Answer 3

“Green-blue translucent sea”
Connotations of peace and tranquillity, the beauty of nature and the beauty of life.

Question 4

“Shoals of fishes flashing silver as their bellies ________ towards the sun”

Answer 4

“Shoals of fishes flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun”

Sibilance implies a sense of grace and peacefulness, as well as an elegant tone, increases pace of the poem to make it sound more emotional

Question 5

“A ____, the dark prince, muscular, _______”

Answer 5

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

Imbalance between humanity and nature, a metaphor for the significance and importance of the fish, compared to a pilot”

Question 6

What are the key themes?

Answer 6

• Conflict Vs Identity (kamikaze Vs her father)
• Patriotism