Kamikaze Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
context
A
- end of WW2, kamikaze soldiers
- patriotism in Japan
2
Q
- humanisation
- heroic journey
- start of day, end of life
A
Her father embarked at sunrise
3
Q
warrior imagery x2
A
- samurai sword
- shaven head
4
Q
nature allowed him to see through his patriotism to the beauty of life
A
a green-blue translucent sea
5
Q
- infinity, eternity
- ubiquity of nature
A
figure of eight
6
Q
- momentary glory
- patriotism (Japan)
A
flashing silver as their bellies / swivelled towards the sun
7
Q
- tragic end line
A
he must have wondered / which had been a better way to die
8
Q
form and structure
A
- regular stanzas: attempt to remain within expectation
- lack of rhyme scheme: mirrors the kamikaze soldier’s defiance of expectation
- shift to 1st person in the last 3 stanzas: lots of caesura, disruption to family life
- shift in tone from heroic to cowardly
9
Q
poet
A
Beatrice Garland
10
Q
comparisons
A
- the emigree: memory
- exposure: power of nature
