Poem - Kamikaze Flashcards
What does kamikaze translate as?
Divine wind
What is happening in Kamikaze?
Daughter of a kamikaze pilot telling her children about their grandad
Sight quotes are everywhere
‘little fishing boats strung out like bunting’ and ‘green-blue translucent’
Sound quotes
‘children still chattered and laughed’
Taste quote
‘salt-sodden’
Colour Quotes
‘green- blue translucent’, ‘dark shoals’, ‘flashing silver’ and ‘pearl-grey’
How can you describe the daughter’s tone?
Matter-of-fact
3 points about Kamikaze’s structure
Seven six-line stanzas, no rhythm, no rhyme
The poem only has 3 sentences. Why?
To give the impression that the story is being told orally.
This quote places the reader directly into the pilot’s situation. We experience the world exactly as he saw it.
‘‘he must have looked far down at the little fishing boats strung out like bunting on a green-blue translucent sea.’’
In this quote, it shows there is lots of pressure to….
Do your duty.
Why does this poem have such relevance?
Suicide bombers are very much a part of modern conflicts.
The poem is complex and ambiguous, it’s meanings difficult to grasp. Why?
Dharker could be making a point about being fragile and insubstantial.
This quote could show that Dharker is writing from his imagination (conditional).
If buildings were paper.
There are many modal verbs, such as
“Might” and “could”
The thinner the paper, the more powerful
Let’s the light / shine through
Why was the grandad’s act so shameful?
Being chosen for a kamikaze mission was an honour for a pilot and his family.
