Kamikaze

Question 1

What is the structure of Ozymandias?

Answer 1

-Narrative shift, Move from third person to first person in the last two stanzas reveals the inner thoughts and feelings of the pilots daughter.
-Caesura signifies the aside, marks the daughters moment of contemplation, also mirrors the pilot’s hesitation.

Question 2

What are the themes in Kamikaze?

Answer 2

-Honour-The poet explores the consequences of not fulfilling one’s duty
-Nature-Garland highlights the beauty of nature to help us empathise with the pilot’s reasons for turning back.

Question 3

What is an analysis of the quote “Her father embarked at sunrise”

Answer 3

-Japan is also known as the ‘land of the rising sun’ so this could be a reference to the country’s heritage.
-A symbol of hope and conveys his patriotism

Question 4

What is an analysis of the quote “They treated him as though he no longer existed”

Answer 4

-Ironic, his survival is meaningless as the people he lived for he is dead to

Question 5

What is an analysis of the quote “one way journey into history”

Answer 5

Metaphor, explores the significance of the act and the honour it could bring him.

Question 6

What is an analysis of the quote “A tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous”

Answer 6

-Imbalance of power between humanity and nature.
-Even a kamikaze pilot who is the epitome of danger is not as dangerous as the fish.