Kamikaze

Question 1

What is the mnemonic

Answer 1

ABTO

Question 2

Who is the narrator?

Answer 2

Daughter

Question 3

“At ___ ______ ________ ________ ______ ___ _____ ________”

Answer 3

“At the little fishing boats strung out like bunting”

Question 4

“At ___ ______ ________ ________ ______ ___ _____ ________” , method

Answer 4

“At the little fishing boats strung out like bunting”

• the simile is homely and pretty - a far cry from war. Bunting is associated with celebration, which makes image ironic- there’s no victorious return for the pilot

Question 5

“Built ______ __ __________ _______”

Answer 5

“ built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles”

Question 6

“Built ______ __ __________ _______”, method

Answer 6

“ built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles”

• these are innocent childhood activities, which contrast with the pilots job in the war”

Question 7

“ they _______ ___ __ ________ __ __ _______ _______” “

Answer 7

“ they treated him as through he no longer existed”

Question 8

“ they _______ ___ __ ________ __ __ _______ _______” “ ,method

Answer 8

“ they treated him as through he no longer existed”
- Irony - he survived, but he is still treated as if he’s dead
-he isn’t patriot
- direct speech from daughter

Question 9

“One-___ _______ ____ _______”

Answer 9

“One-way journey into history”

Question 10

“One-___ _______ ____ _______”,method

Answer 10

“One-way journey into history”
- he is not coming back

• “one” he has no choice

Question 11

Who wrote the poem?

Answer 11

Beatrice Garland

Question 12

Context

Answer 12

• Japanese pilot
• WW2
  -poem was published 2013
  -poet lives in London

Question 13

From

Answer 13

• narrated in third person

Question 14

Structure

Answer 14

• first 5stanzas form one sentence which covers an account of the pilot’s flight

Question 15

ABTO

Answer 15

A = “At the little fishing boats strung out like bunting”
B = “ built cairns of pearl-grey pebbles”
T = “ they treated him as through he no longer existed”
O = “One-way journey into history”