Kamikaze Flashcards
Who wrote Kamikaze?
Beatrice Garland
When was Kamikaze written?
2013
“a shaven head…”
“A shaven head full of powerful incantations and enough fuel for a one way journey into history”
What causes the pilot to change his mind?
Nature
What was a Kamikaze?
Japanese fighter pilots who sacrificed themselves
What is the pilot torn between?
His journey and his want to return.
What is the conflict?
The weight of society telling him to do it, and his inner conscience to return.
Where is the tight structure show?
All the stanzas have 6 lines.
What does the tight structure reflect?
The tight control of the military and the culture’s expectations.
What structure techniques juxtapose the supposedly tight control?
- Free verse
- Enjambment
What is free verse?
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rythm
What do the free verse and enjambent suggest?
The free verse and enjambment contradict the tight control that we see in the length of the stanzas. This freedom of expression reflects the freedom the pilot wants to have.
“Green-blue…”
“Green-blue translucent sea”
Why does Garland describe the beauties of nature so much?
To show why he should not deprive himself and other men the chance to live and experience these wonders
What technique is “flashing silver as their bellies swiveled towards the sun”?
Silibance
