Kamikaze Flashcards
What is the big idea?
About a Japanese pilot fighting at war however he is doing it for patrism rather than for his country and he turns back
What is significant about the us of colour ( ‘ green blue transparent’ ‘pale - grey’ )
The first section is full of vivid impressions of the senses.
The impressions remind the pilot he is alive and life is for relishing
What is the significance of ‘Her farther embarked at sunrise’
Verb ‘embarked’ has double meaning, first to board the plane and second to embark upon a new adventure, which is willingly done
What is the significance of ‘a tuna the dark prince muscular’
most powerful is the tuna fish - True power belongs to nature
They Create an thretening image
full stop makes us stop and think
What is the context?
Based on WW2 Japanese Kamikaze pilots who were sent on suicide missions
What poems could you compare it to?
Poppies - Both use imagery to highlight different responces
