Kamikaze

Question 1

metaphorical

theme of indoctrination and propaganda

Answer 1

A shaven head

full of powerful incantation

Question 2

kamikaze is torn between two opposing worlds:

military imagery:
duty + obligation

woven into
natural imagery:
idyllic imagery of nature
simile. far cry from war

bunting = celebration ironic as there will be no celebration for him

Answer 2

“fishing boats

strung out like bunting on a green translucent sea”

Question 3

sibilance sound:

smooth movement of fishes and movement of samurai blade

Answer 3

“shoals of fishes

flashing silver”

Question 4

change of narrative voice
affectionate tone = daughter trying to reconcile the love he has innately for his grandfather

redefine family identity

Answer 4

“yes, grand father’s boat”

Question 5

he

Answer 5

“no longer the father we loved”

Question 6

form

Answer 6

change of narrative voice:
third-person narrative
reported speech of the pilot’s daughter
direct voice of the grandchild

absence of the pilot’s voice
ostracised from society

one long sentence:
mirrors the process of the thoughts of the daughters

In the last 2 lines of her philosophizing

Question 7

themes

Answer 7

indoctrination, collective ancestral shame ( daughter attempt to break the cycle by rationalizing the pilot’s action - redefining her actions), patriotism, identity,

Question 8

mood

Answer 8

melancholic, reflective, defiant, regretful