English Literature

Question 1

Kamikaze: Rhyme Scheme

Answer 1

There is no rhyme scheme in “Kamikaze.” The lack of rhyme fits with the poem’s subject matter. The first section of the poem (the first five stanzas) uses the quickness of free verse and enjambment to convey both the fact that the pilot’s decision takes place in a fighter jet mid-flight and the busy mind of the pilot as he comes to that decision