Kamikaze Flashcards
Who wrote Kamikaze
Beatrice garland
when was it written
2007
what effect do the italics have
italics are used to show direct speech, adding to the impact of the mothers words
what is paralleled and contrasted
4 generations are paralleled contrasted
give some context on the poem
Kamikaze were suicide attacks made by the Japanese soldiers in WW11, where aircraft deliberately crashed into military targets like warships
what person is it in
3rd person commentary on Japanese warfare
what effect does the daughter have when speaking about her father
she tries to justify his actions
what quotation shows us he is a kamikaze pilot
“enough fuel for one way”
hes not coming back
finish the quotation and analyse it “arcing in …………
arcing in swathes like a huge flag
- flag resembles the patriotism these pilots had, seeing the flag could show how he is pressured to serve his country and that is a reminder
what shape does the flag make
a figure of 8- shows infinity for country but finite life for men- contrast and irony
what stops the pilot from his duty
beauty and power of nature and memories stop him “and remembered how he and his brothers waited on the shore”
“bringing their fathers boat safe”
when is there a shift
5th stanza to first person through direst speech “yes, grandfathers boat” - memories stop him in the moment
what effects does not fulfilling his mission have
“my mother never spoke again”
“nor did she meet my eyes”
Ashamed of him
what quotation shows how peoples education is swamped in patriotism
shift from them being children and not knowing why their mother was acting that way to “til gradually we too learned to be silent”
the father who returned was “no longer the father we loved”
whats the last line
“he must have wondered
which has been the better way to die”
enjambment shows how much he thinks about it
he ends up living with death because he didn’t fulfill his mission and hasn’t returned a hero- Japanese have a strong feeling of honour
