Kamikaze Flashcards
1
Q
“Full of - incantations”
A
“Full of powerful incantations”
- Metaphor, tricked into thinking war is honourable, deceived by propaganda
2
Q
“journey into - “
A
“journey into history”
- Metaphor/ dramatic irony , linking to remembrance of soldiers and that they’ll be honoured when in reality only 10% of attacks were successful and soldiers probably weren’t remembered
3
Q
“strung - like - “
A
” strung out like bunting”
- Simile, childlike celebration
- Infantilisation due to trauma
- suggests serenity
- Small volta, dissimilar to rest of poem.
4
Q
“only we - still chattered and - “
A
“only we children still chattered and laughed”
- Complete innocence, blind to the effects of war
- Juxtaposes with “till gradually we learned too” (effects of society)
5
Q
“which - been the better way to - “
A
“which had been the better way to die”
- Tragic, Pilot wonders if death wouldve been an easier escape in comparison to his mental death upon his return
- pressure to fulfil his duty in which he failed making him feel guilty
- effect of patriotism
