Starter quiz
- Whose perspective is the poem 'Kamikaze' told from?
- the pilot
- the pilot's daughter ✓
- the pilot's grandchild
- the pilot's wife
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- What is honour?
- feeling shame
- good character and reputation ✓
- being remembered
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- What is the pilot's national duty in 'Kamikaze'?
- to complete a sacrificial mission ✓
- to join the cavalry
- to look after his children
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- Which quote taken from Garland's 'Kamikaze' contains sibilance?
- "little fishing boats strung out like bunting"
- "arcing in swathes like a huge flag waved"
- "shoals of fishes flashing silver" ✓
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- What is a quote explosion?
- an essay plan
- a carefully annotated quote ✓
- a page full of interesting quotes from a text
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- What shows the importance of honour in 'Kamikaze'?
- the pilot's family shun him when he does not complete his mission ✓
- the pilot completes the sacrificial mission although he doesn't want to
- the majestic way in which the fish swim
- the pilot deciding to turn back
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Exit quiz
- The quote “powerful incantations” from the poem 'Kamikaze' may allude to...
- Japan as 'The Land of the Rising Sun'
- propaganda and messages of patriotism ✓
- the pilot's family's pleas to return home safely
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- In 'Kamikaze', which of these is revealed not to be part of the pilot's personal duty?
- experiencing the beauty of nature
- spending time with his family
- being honoured in history books ✓
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- In 'Kamikaze', the quote “remembered how he and his brothers…built cairns” may depict how the pilot…
- chose national duty over personal duty.
- had internalised propaganda so that he did not question completing the mission.
- perceived a duty to himself to prioritise family and relationships. ✓
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- The free verse and enjambment in 'Kamikaze' may reflect...
- the national duty placed on the pilot that he felt was restrictive.
- personal duty as the pilot chose to break free from expectations. ✓
- how the family shun the pilot on his return home.
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- The most powerful presence in the poem 'Kamikaze' is revealed to be...
- the patriotic values of the pilot
- nature ✓
- the family's love for the pilot
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- Which quote from 'Kamikaze' reflects nature's omnipotence?
- “a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous.” ✓
- "the loose silver of whitebait"
- "green-blue translucent sea"
- "little fishing boats strung out like bunting"
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Key learning points
- The pilot’s national duty, reflected by the patriotic imagery and rigid stanzas, is to complete a sacrificial mission.
- The pilot chooses to abide by his personal duty to experience the beauty of life in the present moment.
- The use of perspective and pronouns reflects society’s attitudes to the pilot’s decision to turn back.
- Abundant natural imagery reflects the allure and power of nature.
- Nature is shown to have a more powerful grip on the pilot than the incantations of propaganda.
Common misconception
Students may not recognise the use of different perspectives in the poem to represent distance.
Explain to pupils that the dual narrative is a stylistic choice of Garland to show the mother telling the story to her own children as if she is not a part of it. She then slowly reveals the pilot is her own father.
Keywords
Incantations - a magic spell or charm
Patriotism - love or devotion to one’s country
Alluring - powerfully or mysteriously attractive or fascinating
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