kamikaze

Question 1

embarked at sunrise

Answer 1

japan is known as the land of the rising sun. embark means to get on but to also begin something - both choices lead to a type of death

Question 2

one way journey into history

Answer 2

painful irony to his search for remembrance sought death to be remembered and immortalised by respect

Question 3

green blue translucent sea

Answer 3

connotations of peace

doesnt want to deny himself nor those he will kill the

shows the beauty of nature and beauty of life

Question 4

figure of eight

Answer 4

symbol for infinity

eternal nature of nature

nature infinite whereas human life isnt

war and honour will be forgotten but nature will still remain

nature is more powerful than mankind

Question 5

shoals of fishes flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun

Answer 5

sibilance

creates a sense of grace and peacefulness

suggesting an elegant and graceful tone

increase the pace of the poem to sound more emotional

Question 6

nor did she meet his eyes

Answer 6

doesnt want to see the person he has become

impact of conflict in ongoing and get passed down from generation to generation

Question 7

stanza lengths

Answer 7

tightly controlled, which perhaps reflects the order and obedience expected of a soldier