Kamikaze Quotes Flashcards
fishing boats / … out … … / on a …-… … sea
strung like bunting green-blue translucent
And sometimes, … … , he … … … / which had been … … … to …
she said must have wondered the better way die
… … / strung out like … / on a …-… … …
fishing boats bunting green-blue translucent sea
And … , she said, he … have … / which … … the better … … …
sometimes must wondered had been way to die
What is the first word used in Kamikaze where the narrator talks about herself in the 3rd person?
Her
Which noun in Kamikaze’s first line establishes the fundamental importance of nature in Japan’s national identity?
sunrise
Land of the Rising Sun
Give the simile Garland uses to illustrate the beauty, serenity and harmlessness of the fishing boats, ironically contrasting the warships the pilot is meant to be looking for
strung out like bunting
Which vivid colours does Garland use to describe the sea?
green-blue
green-blue … sea
translucent
Give the adjective Garland use, describing the sea, to perhaps allude to the discoveries the pilot needs more time to make - that he would miss if he were to end his life prematurely
translucent
simile and verb
Give evidence of Garland’s stanza 3 semantic field around the theme of military signals
like a huge flag waved
(fishes) flashing (silver)
Garland describes the pilot as having “enough fuel for a …
one-way / journey
Give an example of sibillance from the end of Kamikaze’s third stanza
flashing silver as their bellies / swivelled towards the sun
Which verb does Garland use to demonstrate nature’s tempting of the pilot with freedom?
swivelled
Which character in Kamikaze is described as the most powerful?
tuna
