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kamikaze
- overview
- This poem is about the journey of
a ww2 japanise seucide plane
diver who made decision to turn
back but then this life turned
round and everyone rejected him
because of his cowardly decision
- This poem is a story being told to the grandchildren of the pilot
by the daughter of the pilot. You know this when the poet writes
'yes grandfathers boat'. This interrupts the flow of the poem
hinting that they already know the story like it is a tale being
retold.
- This poem is about the journey of
a ww2 japanise seucide plane
diver who made decision to turn
back but then this life turned
round and everyone rejected him
because of his cowardly decision
- meaning
- kamikaze was the
term used for the
ww2 japanise plane
divers
- kamikaze was the
term used for the
ww2 japanise plane
divers
- theme
- family
- thought the poem
there are repeated
referances to family
- mother father
grandmother brother
and children all are
mentioned in the poem
- mother father
grandmother brother
and children all are
mentioned in the poem
- thought the poem
there are repeated
referances to family
- sea
- thoughout the poem
there is constant
mention of the sea
- 'green blue translucent sea'
- The poet uses imagery to help create and contrast the image
created. 'green blue translucent sea' makes you think of the
peaceful summertime and makes a beautiful image in your mind.
Then you realise that this poem is about war and you don't realise
because of the imagery created.
- The poet uses imagery to help create and contrast the image
created. 'green blue translucent sea' makes you think of the
peaceful summertime and makes a beautiful image in your mind.
Then you realise that this poem is about war and you don't realise
because of the imagery created.
- the constant mention of fish and
fishing boats 'the little fishing boats
hung out like bunting'
- 'salt sodden'
- 'green blue translucent sea'
- thoughout the poem
there is constant
mention of the sea
- family
- structure
- the poem has 7 stanzers
each with 6 lines.
- This might suggest the order
and precision of the army.
- This might suggest the order
and precision of the army.
- there is no
rhyme in this
poem
- half way throught he poem
the narator changes from 3rd
person to fierst person. It
goes from a story to more of
a conversation and you learn
more about the story teller
and get closer to her and her
story.
- the poem has 7 stanzers
each with 6 lines.
- language
- This poem uses coequal language to
create a simple story affect. This
might be because the view of the poet
comes from a child.
- This poem uses coequal language to
create a simple story affect. This
might be because the view of the poet
comes from a child.
- comparission
- exposer
- nature
- all thoughout the poem owen describes home
nature is the enemy and the unseen damage it
does. ' all there eyes ice' and
- all thoughout the poem owen describes home
nature is the enemy and the unseen damage it
does. ' all there eyes ice' and
- loss and absence
- instead of focusing on death both focous on loss.
exposer-'on us the doors are closed' shows they are
locked away from the real world.
- instead of focusing on death both focous on loss.
exposer-'on us the doors are closed' shows they are
locked away from the real world.
- journey
- both show a long painful journey 'slowly our ghosts
drag home' 'oh' sound makes it feel long and
painful
- both show a long painful journey 'slowly our ghosts
drag home' 'oh' sound makes it feel long and
painful
- nature
- exposer
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