Big 5 Poetry- 'Kamikaze' quotes and a technique

Question 1

‘Her _____ _____ at _____’

Answer 1

‘Her father embarked at sunrise’
heroic verb, symbol of Japanese imperial flag
Narrative voice, 3rd person - soldier doesn’t have a voice

Question 2

‘strung out like _______ / on a ______-____ ________ sea’

Answer 2

‘strung out like bunting / on a green-blue translucent sea’
Simile- people expect to celebrate his heroic death
Natural imagery
plosive sounds & sibilance - shows the conflict in our mind

Question 3

‘and remembered how __ and / __ _____ ______ on the ____’

Answer 3

‘and remembered how he and / his brothers waiting on the shore’
Enjambment- shows how easy his memories came over and takeover his thoughts of glory

Question 4

‘bringing their _____ ____ ____’

Answer 4

‘bringing their fathers boat safe’
Symbol of family- wishes to be with his family, and to survive

Question 5

‘Which had ____ ___ ______ ___ ___ _____.’

Answer 5

‘Which had been the better way to die.’
Unanswered question- he has died a metaphorical death.

Question 6

Who wrote ‘Kamikaze’?

Answer 6

Beatrice Garland

Question 7

What are the big ideas in Kamikaze?
Conflict makes us want to be h______
Conflict can affect p_______ lives f_______

Answer 7

Conflict makes us want to be heroes
Conflict can affect people’s lives forever

Question 8

What big 5 poem can you compare Kamikaze?

Answer 8

Remains

Question 9

‘like a huge ____ waved first ____ ____ / then the other in a ______ of _____’

Answer 9

‘like a huge flag waved first one way / then the other in a figure of eight’
simile - influenced by patriotism and his country
enjambment - symbol of infinity and glory