Starter quiz
- What are incantations?
- song lyrics
- magic spells or charms ✓
- good luck stones
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- Which line below contains natural imagery?
- "my mother never spoke again"
- "with a flask of water, a samurai sword"
- "the dark shoals of fishes flashing silver" ✓
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- What is national duty?
- an obligation placed on you by your country ✓
- an obligation placed on you by your family
- a choice given to you by your country
- an obligation placed on you by yourself
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- What does it mean if something is ironic?
- it happens in the way you would expect it to
- it happens in a different way to what you had expected ✓
- you are indifferent to the way in which an event happens
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- When did WW2 occur?
- 1939-1945 ✓
- 1914-1918
- 1955-1965
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- What is nostalgia?
- longing or affection for the past ✓
- regret about the past
- apprehension about the future
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Exit quiz
- How many generations are referred to in the poem 'Kamikaze'?
- one
- two
- three
- four ✓
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- Who is the narrator of 'Kamikaze'?
- a Kamikaze pilot
- a Kamikaze pilot's daughter ✓
- a Kamikaze pilot's grandchild
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- What summarises the job of a Kamikaze pilot?
- Their aim was to attack enemy ships, simultaneously killing themselves ✓
- Their aim was to patrol the streets, looking out for intruders
- Their job was to fly planes on surveillance missions
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- In the poem 'Kamikaze', how did the family treat the Kamikaze pilot once he returned home?
- they were thrilled to see him
- they were shocked but welcomed him eventually
- they shunned him ✓
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- In 'Kamikaze', the way in which the family of the Kamikaze pilot shun him when he returns home, reflects...
- the significance the family placed on upholding honour. ✓
- that the Kamikaze pilot committed a war atrocity.
- that the Kamikaze pilot's return home was worthwhile.
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- In 'Kamikaze', the difficult decision of the Kamikaze pilot to turn back and come home reflects...
- conflict between past vs present.
- institutional power.
- the harrowing nature of war.
- the conflict between national and personal duty . ✓
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Key learning points
- The poem is based on Kamikaze pilots in WW2 who sacrificed their lives whilst attacking enemy ships.
- Garland explores national vs personal duty in the poem.
- In the poem, thoughts of nature and family seem to make the pilot turn back on his mission.
- The Kamikaze pilot is shunned upon returning home.
- Garland explores the importance placed upon honour and national duty.
Common misconception
Students may not recognise the act of storytelling in the poem nor the four generations that feature.
Explain to the students the poem has one narrator but she is telling the story in 3rd person at the beginning, later revealing herself as the main character as the poem uses italics.
Keywords
Honour - good character and reputation; highly respected.
Shame - loss of honour or respect.
Shun - persistently avoid or reject something/someone.
Poignant - evoking sadness or regret.
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