Poetry- Kamikaze Flashcards
What is a theme of ‘Kamikaze’?
Sea: traditional way of life + close links to sea have timeless quality.
Family life: repeated references to family members as poem unfolds.
What evidence is there for the theme of the sea?
Mentions of fishing boats, different types of fish, ‘green-blue translucent sea’, the shore, pebbles, ‘the turbulent inrush of breakers’, ‘salt-sodden, ‘awash’.
What is the form of the poem ‘Kamikaze’?
Narrative poem. Begins as kind of report, summarising another conversation or overheard story told by someone else. Sections of poem presented in italics as 1st-person narrative, where storyteller speaks directly for herself. Effect of heightening sense of saddness she feels.
What is the context of Kamikaze?
About place + time beyond poet’s own direct experience. Story recounted in 1 voice. Ending in someone else’s direct words.
