Kamikaze Flashcards
What is the mnemonic
ABTO
Who is the narrator?
Daughter
“At ___ ______ ________ ________ ______ ___ _____ ________”
“At the little fishing boats strung out like bunting”
“At ___ ______ ________ ________ ______ ___ _____ ________” , method
“At the little fishing boats strung out like bunting”
- the simile is homely and pretty - a far cry from war. Bunting is associated with celebration, which makes image ironic- there’s no victorious return for the pilot
“Built ______ __ __________ _______”
“ built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles”
“Built ______ __ __________ _______”, method
“ built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles”
- these are innocent childhood activities, which contrast with the pilots job in the war”
“ they _______ ___ __ ________ __ __ _______ _______” “
“ they treated him as through he no longer existed”
“ they _______ ___ __ ________ __ __ _______ _______” “ ,method
“ they treated him as through he no longer existed”
- Irony - he survived, but he is still treated as if he’s dead
-he isn’t patriot
- direct speech from daughter
“One-___ _______ ____ _______”
“One-way journey into history”
“One-___ _______ ____ _______”,method
“One-way journey into history”
- he is not coming back
- “one” he has no choice
Who wrote the poem?
Beatrice Garland
Context
- Japanese pilot
- WW2
-poem was published 2013
-poet lives in London
From
- narrated in third person
Structure
- first 5stanzas form one sentence which covers an account of the pilot’s flight
ABTO
A = “At the little fishing boats strung out like bunting”
B = “ built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles”
T = “ they treated him as through he no longer existed”
O = “One-way journey into history”
