Kamikaze - Beatrice Garland Flashcards

1
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“No longer the father…”

A

“No longer the father we loved”

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2
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“A tuna, the dark…”

A

“A tuna, the dark prince muscular”

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3
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“Powerful…”

A

“Powerful incantations”

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4
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“Journey into…”

A

“Journey into history”

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5
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“My mother…”

A

“My mother never spoke again”

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6
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“To live as though…”

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“To live as though he had never returned”

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7
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“Enough fuel for a…”

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“Enough fuel for a one way”

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8
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“The turbulent…”

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“The turbulent inrush”

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9
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“Which had been the…”

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“Which had been the better way to die”

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10
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“Built… of pearl-grey pebbles”

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“Built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles”

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11
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“Like a…”

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“Like a huge flag”

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12
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“As though he…”

A

“As though he never existed”

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13
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“Her father embarked…”

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“Her father embarked at sunrise”

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14
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“Strung out like…”

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“Strung out like bunting”

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15
Q

What is Seppuku?

A

An ancient Japanese ritual in which someone would commit suicide if they had dishonoured their country. was viewed as brave and courageous

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16
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What is a Kamikaze pilot?

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A polit who flies planes into enemy targets and commits suicide by doing so, mainly hitting ships. 3,866 kamikaze pilots died, and only a mere 19% managed to hit their targets - heavy loss of life

17
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What is the form of Kamikaze?

A

A third person narrative

18
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What does Kamikaze mean?

A

“Kami” - divinity
“Kaze” - wind

Means “divine wind”, which connotes to the action being honourable

19
Q

What is the Land of the Rising Sun?

A

The Japanese military flag. Connotes to war due to Kamikaze pilots being in the military and dying for their country

20
Q

When the poem shifts to italics, what form could this have potentially changed to, and what could this highlight?

A

Ballad form

Could connote to the fact that their lives as a family have been forever impacted by the father’s return. He did not die for his country, and he has therefore dishonoured both his family and his country, which has brought shame upon all of them

21
Q

“Dark shoals of …”

A

Fishes

22
Q

“We too learned to be …”

A

Silent

23
Q

“Nor did she … his eyes”

A

Meet

24
Q

“A flask of water, a … sword”

A

Samurai