Kamikaze Flashcards
Rhyme scheme
No consistent rhyme
Gives Story element
Shows respect for his decision
Sibilance
“Shore,salt-sodden”
Mimicking the sound of the sea and calm.
What does the narrative shift from third to first person show?
It reveals the into thoughts and feelings of the pilots daughter and reveals her conflicting emotions about the way her father was treated the shift also marked using italics as if it turns to size the importance of the speakers words and the significance of what she saying
Caesura
“But halfway there she fought recounting it later to her children”
Imagery
“And remember how he…”
This image of innocence and childhood provides a contrast to the pilots fate
Symbolism
“Her father embarked at sunrise”
Symbolic of hope
Natural imagery
“ Green blue translucent sea “
Helps us to empathise with the pilots decision to turn back
Simile
“Strung out like bunting”
Simile has positive connotations of celebration however the simile is ironic given what the pile is about to do the simile could also symbolise joy and reminding of what the pilot is leaving behind
The dark prints muscular dangerous
The dark prints is a metaphor for the American ships
Muscular is personification
