Kamikaze

Kamikaze

1. testimony of the pilot's daughter

   • italics are her actual words. the rest being third person

2. no rhyme-free verse- allows the story to be told simply

3. tone

   • informal
   • reminiscing
     • at the end of poem, it turns to regret and sympathy for him
       • he turned back from the war and was condemned to a living death

4. 6 lines per stanza

   • represents the control of the Japanese

5. verse 1

   • the pilot leaves to do his job

6. verse 2

   • he sees the beautiful image of nature
     • he doesn't want to miss it

7. verse 3

   • focuses on the sea and the fish

8. verse 4

   • he remembers his childhood memory of his fathers boat
     • memories flash through his head as he is about to die

9. verse 5

   • describes the fish found in his grandfather's boat

10. verse 6

    • quotes the daughter's words exactly
    • how the family and neighbours pretended he never existed. he brought dishonour to the family