Kamikaze

• What does the poem Kamikaze explore?

  A daughter's reflection on her father's choices
• Who is the author of the poem Kamikaze?

  Beatrice Garland
• What significant decision did the father make in the poem Kamikaze?

  He decided not to complete his suicide mission
• How does the daughter relate her father's experience in the poem Kamikaze?

  To the natural beauty of the world
• What cultural expectations are discussed in the poem Kamikaze?

  Expectations placed upon individuals in Japan
• What does the daughter recount in the poem Kamikaze?

  The journey of her father on a kamikaze mission
• What items did the father take with him on his mission?

  A flask of water and a samurai sword
• What does the father see while flying over the sea?

  Little fishing boats and the village
• What do the fishing boats symbolize in the poem Kamikaze?

  Life and the beauty of nature
• What memories does the father recall during his flight?

  His childhood on the beach with his brothers
• What does the daughter remember about her grandfather?

  He brought home fish
• How does the daughter feel about her father's return?

  She remembers him being rejected by the community
• What question does the poem leave the reader with regarding the father?

  Whether he should have died
• Who inspired Beatrice Garland in her writing?

  John Donne, John Clare, Seamus Heaney
• What motivated Garland to write the poem Kamikaze?

  To explore motivations for dying for one's country
• What were kamikaze pilots known for during WWII?

  Flying manned suicide missions into military targets
• What was the cultural sentiment regarding cowardice in Japan during WWII?

  It was better to be killed than be named a coward
• How did Japanese culture view dishonour during the war?

  One person's dishonour stained the whole family
• What overarching themes are explored in Garland's poetry collection?

  Life and death within the natural world
• What is the title of the collection that includes the poem Kamikaze?

  The Invention of Fireworks
• What does the poem Kamikaze suggest about nature compared to humanity?

  Nature is more powerful than mankind
• What does the figure of eight symbolize in the poem Kamikaze?

  The eternal nature of nature
• How does the poem depict the relationship between the father and the daughter?

  It shows ongoing conflict passed down generations
• What does the father feel ashamed of in the poem Kamikaze?

  His decision to return home
• What does the poem suggest about the impact of war on families?

  It creates ongoing conflict and distance
• How does the poem Kamikaze reflect on the concept of honour?

  It critiques the strict societal expectations of honour
• What narrative perspective is used in the poem Kamikaze?

  Third person from the daughter's perspective
• What does the detached third-person viewpoint suggest about the speaker's feelings?

  The speaker may disagree with cultural views
• What does the poem imply about the father's fate after returning home?

  He is physically alive but socially dead
• What does the poem Kamikaze ultimately question about the father's choices?

  Which was the better way to die
• What does the first punctuation in the poem signify?

  It indicates something deserving of notice.
• What does the poem suggest about the father's existence?

  He physically survives but is ignored by society.
• Who tells the story in the poem?

  A daughter who never knew her father.
• What perspective is the poem "Kamikaze" written from?

  From a daughter's perspective in third person.
• What does the shift in narration from third to first person signify?

  It marks a dramatic shift in emotional impact.
• What does the final line of the poem suggest about the father's thoughts?

  He wonders which was the better way to die.
• How does the structure of the poem reflect its themes?

  It contrasts order with freedom, reflecting conflict.
• What is enjambment in poetry?

  It is a sentence that runs over multiple lines.
• What does the free verse in the poem suggest about the father?

  He desires freedom and individuality despite constraints.
• What does the last word "die" signify in the poem?

  It creates a sense of futility and inevitable fate.