Theme-Identity

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  • Created on: 03-07-21 19:14
What are two poems that show the theme of identity?
Poppies and Kamikaze
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Who is the poet of Kamikaze?
Beatrice Garland
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What is the form of Kamikaze?
Dramatic Monologue
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Who is the speaker in this poem?
the daughter
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What is the brief context behind this poem?
Garland wished to learn about why people wanted to die for their country
Her poetry was mostly concerned about life and death in the real world
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What is the purpose/message of this poem?
How some cultures place honour and pride over life and death
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What is one quote which shows the theme identity?
"this was no longer the father we loved"
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What language device is used here?
demonstrative pronoun
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What does the keyword "this" suggest about the father?
that he has been dehumanised
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What does this show about his identity?
that his identity has been lost
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Why has his identity been lost?
due to his failed kamikaze mission
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How could we compare him as being treated as?
like a ghost
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why?
as society and shunned him and act like he doesn't exist
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What could the keyword "we" suggest about society?
that they used to appreciate him but now he has brought shame to them all
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This could also show a .... between....?
this could show a barrier between the father and society, the family and the daughter
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What did Garland wish to know about Japanese culture?
why soldiers thought it was a good idea to die for their country
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How does this link to the poem?
In the beginning of the poem, the father also thought it was a good idea but by the end, he realised it was not worth it
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How does the reader feel for the father?
Why?
sympathy as he may regret his decision to return back home
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How might the reader feel for the daughter and why?
sympathy as she may feel that she no longer knows her father
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What is the form of Poppies?
dramatic monologue and elegy
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Who wrote Poppies?
Jane Weir
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Which quote shows identity in this poem?
"leaned against it like a wishbone"
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What suggests that the mother has lost her identity?
"like a wishbone" suggests she is awaiting her other half so she has lost part of her identity
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