Kamikaze

Question 1

My father embarked at sunrise… a ………………. sword in the …………………

Answer 1

samurai, cockpit

Question 2

my mother never ……….. again in his……………………

Answer 2

spoke, presence

Question 3

we learned too to be ………………….., to live as though he had never ……………..

Answer 3

silent, returned

Question 4

What does this poem reflect on?

Answer 4

Beatrice Garland’s poem reflects the immense social pressure brought to bear on the pilots to carry out kamikaze missions as part of Japan’s war effort during World War Two.