kamikaze

Question 1

who wrote the poem and what is it about

Answer 1

carol rumens and is about a kamikaze pilot in japan being sent on a suicide mission

Question 2

how is the poem structured

Answer 2

tight stanzas of 6 lines each which shows the tight discipline of the japanese army
use of enjambment contrasts with the heavy topic
no full stop until fifth stanza

Question 3

what quote reflects the control of the army

Answer 3

“enough fuel for a one way journey into history”

Question 4

what imagery is first used which alerts the reader

Answer 4

“green-blue translucent sea”

Question 5

what quote shows the power of nature on the pilots mind

Answer 5

the fish were “flashing silver” and this reminds him of when he built cairns with “pearl grey pebbles’

Question 6

what quote shows the admiration the pilot has for nature

Answer 6

“a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous”

Question 7

what quote shows the pilot died psychologically

Answer 7

“he must have wondered, which had been the better way to die”