Nature Poems

Question 1

‘A tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous’ effect and poem

Answer 1

Kamikaze

• Creates a threatening, intense, powerful image.
• Poems first full stop appears after this line which signals its importance. We need to stop and think about it
• its the tuner fish which is truly powerful in this poem suggesting how the true power belongs to nature. Man’s efforts are futile
• could be this realisation that causes the pilot to turn home
• could emphasise how unimportant human life is when contrasted with nature

Question 2

‘ we hear the mad gusts tugging on the wire, like twitching agonies of men amongst its brambles’

Answer 2

Exposure