Kamikaze Flashcards
How does Beatrice Garland previously being a nurse tie into her poetry?
She was used to hearing about other people’s stories and having to empathize and tune into their feelings. She also does this with her characters, so you easily sympathize with the pilot.
What does Kamikaze directly translate to?
Divine Wind
Key theme related to the pilot returning?
Social pressure and shame in the society.
In what ways is conflict linked to the poem?
The external conflict linking to ww2 and then the internal conflict the pilot is having in his head, having to choose between his mission and his life.
What is the main semantic field of the poem?
The sea
What effect does the fishing boats “strung out like bunting” give us?
It is an oxymoron as bunting gives us connotations of joy and celebration when in actual fact the pilot is going to his death so would be feeling the precise opposite.
Who is telling the story, and to who?
The daughter of the fighter pilot to her kids
What suggests that the man cannot escape from his problems?
The shoals of fish swimming in a figure of eight as it has no end/escape.
What quote represents the solitary pilot and the sheer damage her could inflict?
The tuna described as “The dark prince, muscular and dangerous” much like the fighter pilot.
