Kamikaze (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Poet of 'Kamikaze'
Poet of 'Kamikaze'
Beatrice Garland
What does the kamikaze pilot do in the poem
What does the kamikaze pilot do in the poem
Returns home instead of completing his mission
3 main themes in 'Kamikaze'
3 main themes in 'Kamikaze'
Patriotism, honour, personal cost of war
Central conflict in 'Kamikaze'
Central conflict in 'Kamikaze'
Duty vs. value of life
'one-way journey into history' - device type
'one-way journey into history' - device type
Metaphor
What 'one-way journey into history' represents
What 'one-way journey into history' represents
Eternal remembrance & finality of mission
'fishing boats strung out like bunting' - device
'fishing boats strung out like bunting' - device
Simile
Effect of 'bunting' simile
Effect of 'bunting' simile
Festive image contrasts mission; shows life's simple joys
'dark shoals of fishes flashing silver' - device
'dark shoals of fishes flashing silver' - device
Imagery
Role of fish imagery in pilot's decision
Role of fish imagery in pilot's decision
Natural beauty pivotal in decision to turn back
Device in 'he came back/my mother never spoke again'
Device in 'he came back/my mother never spoke again'
Irony
Consequence of pilot returning home
Consequence of pilot returning home
Social death - treated as if he no longer existed
Rhetorical question at poem's end
Rhetorical question at poem's end
'which had been the better way to die?'
What rhetorical question suggests
What rhetorical question suggests
Both choices result in a form of death
Form of 'Kamikaze'
Form of 'Kamikaze'
Free verse