Structure and form

Question 1

Form

Answer 1

The poem is mostly narrated in the third person using reported speech of the pilot’s daughter, but her voice is heard directly in the later stanzas. The
absence of the pilot’s voice shows that he’s been cut off from society and the family.

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

The first five stanzas form one sentence which covers an account of the pilot’s flight as his daughter imagines it. The end of the sentence represents the plane landing, the end deals with
the fall out of his actions,

Question 3

direct speech

Answer 3

This makes the poem more personal. Hearing the
daughter’s voice emphasises the impact of war on a specific family.