Kamikaze

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(poetry - war and conflict) English Literature Mapa Mental sobre Kamikaze , creado por soraya haynes el 09/03/2018.
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Kamikaze
  1. testimony of the pilot's daughter
    1. italics are her actual words. the rest being third person
    2. no rhyme-free verse- allows the story to be told simply
      1. tone
        1. informal
          1. reminiscing
            1. at the end of poem, it turns to regret and sympathy for him
              1. he turned back from the war and was condemned to a living death
          2. 6 lines per stanza
            1. represents the control of the Japanese
            2. verse 1
              1. the pilot leaves to do his job
                1. 'embarked'
                  1. set off
                    1. ambiguous
                      1. usually means to go on a quest with excitement
                        1. he is NOT excited - he knows what will happen (lose his life)
                    2. 'samurai sword'
                      1. symbolic of being a fierce warrior
                      2. 'shaven head'
                        1. to demonstrate that they (the soldiers) are ready
                        2. 'into history'
                          1. they will never be forgotten
                            1. makes sacrifice seem noble
                          2. verse 2
                            1. he sees the beautiful image of nature
                              1. he doesn't want to miss it
                              2. 'strung out like bunting'
                                1. bunting is usually used for celebrations
                                  1. but he isn't celebrating, he is going to die
                              3. verse 3
                                1. focuses on the sea and the fish
                                  1. sibilance
                                    1. reminiscent of the sound of the sea and nature
                                      1. But what he is doing is unnatural
                                  2. verse 4
                                    1. he remembers his childhood memory of his fathers boat
                                      1. memories flash through his head as he is about to die
                                    2. verse 5
                                      1. describes the fish found in his grandfather's boat
                                        1. 'Yes, grandfather's boat'
                                          1. confirming that it is HER grandfather's boat
                                          2. more punctuation in this verse
                                            1. he is slowing down, making his decision to survive
                                            2. 'tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous.'
                                              1. like our soldier - tuna is a metaphor for the soldier
                                                1. rule of three - emphasises how much the soldier is like the tuna
                                              2. verse 6
                                                1. quotes the daughter's words exactly
                                                  1. 'he'
                                                    1. we know the daughter is talking about the soldier, but he is always referred to though a pronoun
                                                      1. He lost his identity with the family when he came back
                                                    2. 'only we children still chattered and laughed'
                                                      1. too young and innocent to understand
                                                    3. how the family and neighbours pretended he never existed. he brought dishonour to the family
                                                    4. verse 7
                                                      1. final verse, comes to a close
                                                        1. 'we too learned to be silent'
                                                          1. copying the manner of their families who pretend he doesn't exist
                                                          2. which had been the better way to die
                                                            1. in the family's eyes, he is already dead
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