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Both of tradition
poems explore the importance
and heritage
in K the pilot sets out on a personal mission
but fails in COMH the poet realises his mission at

the end of the poem

K draws upon vivid natural imagery to connote

beauty in COMH imagery is more

symbolic
and visionary
both poets use natural imagery in k it
connotes both beauty in danger in 0Mt It connote
hope and a journey

fIpT's military attitudes were founded

on codes of honour and self sacrifice

these codes were ingrained in society

 and controlled people's behaviour

ran out volunteers and

army of
had to recruit unwilling men

in
full of powerful incantations refers to the
prayers
and affirmations made in support of these

pilots

it
suggests the pilot was under a spell this
portrays the injurense of propaganda
as
hypnotic and bewitching Japanese
Soldiers were taught that self sacrifice was the

way to win the war

Garland disapproves of this brain wassing

 fishing boats
strung out like bunting
similie
ironic bunting has connotations of Celebrano
as

propaganda distorted people's beliefs

like a
huge flag
allusion to the japanese
tray
act of Surrender
dichotomy of meaning explores the pilots
internal division

sliver of whitebait
ecclesiastical allusion related to Christianity
biblically Silver is a symbol of betrayal

the notion of being betrayed by a ruler

perpetuates within the phrase the dark

prince
Synonymize with corruption as dark
has connotations of evil and misconduct
 me pairs assigned role
kamikaze and his personal role her
induces the poem with a sense of
father
intimacy making it far more emotionally
charged

Garlands ability to see beneath the facade of

a soldier suggests she is questioning me
ethics of patriotism

Forum

rrative establishes a sense of

detachment mirrors that of farther and

daughter

Lea a turn
change in the poem

Shift from 1st person to 3rd person this

allows the reader to appreciate that war

trauma has passed through thegeneration

remids reader these are real experiences

the final couplet shifts once again

to the 3rd person to re establish a

sense of detachment

no matter the actions of the pilot his

fate was to die i é not crash and be

shunned or
actually die

Sestets
the poem is divided into sestets 6 line
Stanzas

thefirst 5 describe the story of her

farther's mission
moves linearly
enjambment is common
creates a sense of speed and momentum
final 2 Stanzas explore his return

metern

initially poem is free verse

me
could represent the spontaneity of his
decision due to his internal conflict

the end uses lambs which reinstate a

Steady and melancholic tone

n
if sense of restlessness which
could mirror the pilots disrupted mind

lackofrhymeschem
presentspoemin.ae prosaic manner

allows emotion to shine

through
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