'Kamikaze' by Beatrice Garland: Mr Bruff Analysis

[@mrbruff]

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[@nightsky5640]

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[@mrbruff]

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[@DarkArgonian265]

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[@chip1464]

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[@jayj1096]

Two positive words that appear at the end of the poem, “laughed” and “loved”, are both in the past tense which may emphasise how there is nothing positive left for the pilot after the horror of war and he is just another victim caused by war

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[@dragonbirbtube1439]

the sibilance of the 'ss' and 'sh' sounds could also reflect the sounds of the waves of the ocean, again adding up with the natural wonder of the fish and that positive imagery. The natural wonder of the ocean. I did some research because I was interested in the quotation 'then the other in a figure of eight', and it turns out the number eight has some connection to Japan. It is considered a lucky number and gives an idea of growing prosperity, hence how it's written (八), the letters broaden gradually. So you could say that the image of the fishes swimming like 'a huge flag' and 'in a figure of eight' add to the fact that the pilot is almost brainwashed, he views the world through the lens of national service and the pride associated with it. Got my mock exams in 2 weeks, and your videos are always helpful. I appreciate you carrying my grade to higher places. Thank you, Mr Bruff.

[@alexharding3375]

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[@mrbruff]

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[@daffytech8317]

Another interpreation if you please. The 'dark prince, muscular, dangerous' shows how the father when he was a boy was impressed at how his dad had tamed a great monster of a fish. This is just another reignition of his childhood memories.

[@jossme5876]

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[@mrbruff]

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[@enjiely8350]

If possible could you make a video on how to write about form? For example what things to look for to be able to write about form in a novel. I'm finding it hard to understand how to do this correctly.

[@akguest5551]

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[@mrbruff]

Good!

[@sofiat3970]

the line about him and his brothers building a cairn of grey pebbles and watching for their father's boat makes me really sad, as the pilot remembers that innocence from his childhood which could be part of what made him turn back, and in this case it may be that he wishes to experience things like that with his family again, or even watch his children do the same, particularly with him resembling his own father in returning home safe. and then the irony is that he never does get to as his children become distant from him. idk it honestly upsets me

[@cryptic8354]

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[@sofiat3970]

@@cryptic8354 woah this is a throwback for me

[@cryptic8354]

@@sofiat3970 loll

[@ahero4357]

Gonna be borrowing this for a speech

[@hanahlilyan7201]

I’m using this for my speech lol

[@beamulraine3861]

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[@mrbruff]

+Bea Mulraine good!

[@yessir5921]

Your welcome

[@edwardmackellar4064]

awwww

[@unknown-lm7yg]

the tuna fish is a symbol in Japan for their respect for nature (I just googled it so idk if its 100% right but its a good thing to link to the poem)

[@MG-dy3jy]

Night before exam Good luck everyone

[@matthewmyatt2625]

@Kayla Lim my thoughts exactly

[@faiyazfuad4595]

Good luck 🫥

[@flatearther5185]

mrbruff does the sibilance also show a sense of betrayal (like a snake, hissing) from the kamikaze pilot against his country?????

[@smiles7703]

@Ben Radick why so?

[@lc6923]

yes it can, any interpretation is valid as long as you back up your point well

[@lilywhite6694]

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[@RHN_MSc]

Ben Radick hay I know you, it's me Ralf btw. Nice idea

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[@anitacorbett2986]

Just want to add that when fish die their bellies swivel up. This could add to the theme of physical death or foreshadow social death.

[@mrbruff]

Great idea!

[@wattscharliedoing]

Do you think Garland was making a point against political power? And how that influences society? For example, in the final stanza, the narrator exclaims how the children, "gradually...too learned to be silent". Perhaps this suggests the children didn't necessarily understand why they could no longer talk to and have fun with their Father, they were just taught by the older generation, who are predominantly opposing views of patriotism to their children, suggested by Garland's use of the verb "learned". This word may remind readers of being a child at school, and how education, to some extent, suppresses personal opinions and individuality. Linking this to Kamikaze, the children are too told what is socially honourable, and so believe that their father was not a good man because he didn't sacrifice his life. The children are potentially stuck with that view, which is sad and may cause the reader to feel sympathy towards the Father through the use of cruel irony that they, “treated him as if he no longer existed”. However, this is soon cahnges, as we can clearly infer through the narrator's recent realisation (being older): that his Father was thinking about the impact it would have on his children. The narrator is the next generation who is telling his kids of the story, and hope can be restored in society through the way they now see the unfairness for those higher in power to command those below; to take their own lives in the name of patriotism. The newfound freedom in society could be implied by Garland's use of free verse implying the ability to personally express opinions, unlike the father. This contrasts to the control of six lines per stanza, that oppose a military-like order on the poem... (I've run out of ideas and what I am talking about. Hope this makes sense.)

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[@stefansalvas1854]

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[@amyvictoriab]

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[@mrbruff]

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[@Tommo_]

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[@lgcookie1933]

Perhaps the pilot's children also experienced these 'powerful incantations' that he did, as 'eventually' they 'learned to be silent', emphasising that this clearly isn't out of free will.

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[@jacobmycroft9462]

How is this so efficient? This is like an hour's worth of knowledge. Wait I just realised I'm still on 2x speed from the last thing I watched.

[@mrsmeeseeksttv]

In class we thought of the description of "a tuna, the dark prince, muscular, dangerous" we thought of that as a childs imagination. This is because of the reference to fishing boats and the contrast from what he was brought up in then to becoming a "Kamikaze" pilot. The idea that he found tuna more dangerous than that was he was going to do the fact he was brought up around fishing and tuna and told that by his father it was dangerous. What do you think???

[@sarahstubs3420]

Rose Wolf expanding on that - it could be showing the power of teaching, as he has been taught by his fishermen father to fear the dangerous tuna, yet he does not fear death because his culture has taught him it is honourable. These opinions are not his own, but rather those of the people that have influenced him growing up. We then see this happen yet again to his children who are taught to be ashamed of him simply because that is the expected way to behave.

[@daffytech8317]

I'd like to make an analysis on 'the dark shoals of fishes flashing silver as their bellies swivelled towards the sun'. When I read this at first I was not quite sure at what meaning it could suggest, and so the lines' ambigiouity stirred my mind. After the perhaps tenth read of this section, I gained a dark inerpretation of it. 'Dark' already creates or forebodes something bad and this was what I saw after this; the bellies swivelling towards the sun reminds me of a dead fish with its belly upturning towards the sky once the fish actually does die. And 'flashing' shows how quickly a life can and does end.

[@sarahh5547]

This was great thanks! From what I've experienced I've gained the most analysis and received a real insight of depth from this particular poem. Let's hope I remember all this for the exam !

[@mrbruff]

+Sarah Adams good!

[@EricaGrace07]

Thanks for this, I missed the lesson they did this in school and now I feel much more confident with it.

[@mrbruff]

Glad it was helpful!

[@charlotteambrose1647]

Maybe the enjambment could also show how time passes and poem gradually moves from one generation to another? Before long, the kamikaze poet will be forgotten, just a small part of history as it said in the first stanza. Good luck everyone xx

[@mrbruff]

Interesting idea!

[@TravelTribeTales12]

Love it,I have end of year test about this and you just explained it more better then my teacher in the simplest ways 👍

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[@mrbruff]

+inbisat anwar great!

[@Swappr]

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[@theotheoth]

I believe the last two lines of the poem should not be italicised, as they may not be the daughter's direct speech, perhaps a paraphrase. In any case, in the book I have, they are not italicised.

[@mrbruff]

You are correct!

[@trinidemships]

Could the full stop suggest that the flight has came to an end?

[@inthebackwiththerabbish]

trinidemships No. Lol jokes

[@dippic3562]

lol

[@daffytech8317]

Unfortunately not, a poem must end with a full stop, just basic grammar and punctuation if that is how I recall it.

[@eyeball_or1gami]

Daffy Tech poetry doesn't have to follow grammar, for example Checking Out Me History doesn't end with any punctuation

[@daffytech8317]

thópr But you must see that this is not the only part in the poem of when it decides to end with a full stop. The two lines before it, is a very large complex sentence ( please correct me if it is not as I cannot be certain whether such a long sentence would make sense). However the conclusive point I am trying to get to is that the two sentences contrast to each other. The first long sentence showing the conflict the kamikaze pilot is going through, and the second showing how it was pointless of him to actually think that his family would want him back and how dying for his country would have been better. The short sentence shows the lack of hope and energy he has compared to the previous line; the futility of his questioning and the decision to finally submit to what would have been the right choice.

[@pembers5779]

Thank you, helped me a lot. Missed the analysis in lesson and this really helped me to understand it :)

[@mrbruff]

+Daniel Pemberton good

[@N7tro]

14:25 I love how he says black is negative

[@SpeakRyanSpeak]

slim shady gave hints on the Kamikaze album that there is a part 2 on the way soon.

[@rorevishion618]

The fish swimming 'like a huge flag' waving 'one way then the other' could foreshadow the surrender of the Pilot: him turning back and aborting the mission. Waving of flags can be related to flags used to surrender. The Japanese culture was very patriotic and despised the concept of surrendering, instead, the Japanese were encouraged to fight to the ebd and to sacrifice their lives - like the Pilot intends to do in this poem. The waving of the flag could also reflect his obsession and devotion to his country as he finds meaning relating to his homeland in nature several times. The movement of the fish being like a flag may suggest that the Pilot is struggling to see anything not in the lens of national service and pride. The conflicting meanings of the flag's movement demonstrate the Pilot's internal conflict between surrender and patriotism.

[@UsmanKhan-zr8nw]

3:21 lol 'withstooooood'

[@bottledghosts3753]

I also think that the imagery of the fish reflects how the pilot is also trapped in an inevitable fate - the fish are unable to escape their capture and killing, just as he is unable to prevent himself dying some kind of death no matter which path he chooses.

[@smiles7703]

great analysis

[@zeysxo6378]

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[@kadenwhite2176]

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[@mrbruff]

Thank you!

[@supremesheep2200]

thank you very much, your analysis of the each quote is written amazingly!

[@tismaut3366]

I feel as though the final line of the poem is a final message to humanity to criticise how patriotic society’s lead to only these tragic endings and enforces the point that we shouldn’t ever repeat something like this ever again

[@owensherriff2947]

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[@waqa5170]

Great videos Mr Bruff, i was wonderign if you could do videos on comparing similar poems together and refer to similarities in differetn poems, as we need to do this in our responses. Thanks

[@mrbruff]

Working on this right now

[@waqa5170]

Thank you very much for your help, do we need to know about the sonnet form for our exam would it be useful as a structural feature

[@mrbruff]

+Waqas Akhtar it is a form point

[@igorkwiecinski7248]

Thank you so much. Helped me out a lot. I could never have wished for this in class.

[@igorkwiecinski7248]

I am revising this poem 9 months later and I'd like to add that you make me love English for the entire length of your videos

[@adamyoung4709]

amazing analysis thank you very much!

[@mrbruff]

+Adam Young thanks

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[@kittydoran9597]

why does nobody care that he used a picture of Marie Kondo as the pilot's daughter (narrator)?

[@shahedali02]

Could the enjambment show that human consciousness is more powerful than the "honour" and "patriotism" of your country?

[@TheCallofdeath123]

I'm interested to why you haven't done videos on DNA by Dennis Kelly. There is literally no revision material for DNA and you could change that.

[@mrbruff]

+TheCallofdeath123 because I've never read it and not many students study it

[@TheCallofdeath123]

mrbruff but i do

[@hollicat9844]

I agree

[@letters_from_paradise]

TheCallofdeath123 You aren't many students. He can't accommodate a few people over a few thousand others.

[@GamingUbered]

Oliver Watts I also study it... that makes it 3:1. Make it quick though I have the exam tomorrow...

[@ayeshac2662]

Can you write on how to structure an exam question on these power and conflict poems

[@mrbruff]

+Ayesha C in my gcse literature ebook at mrbruff.com

[@tubthungusbychumbungus]

One major glaring flaw is that families of the pilots weren't informed that their fathers/brothers/husbands were going on kamikaze missions. They wouldn't feel shame as they wouldn't have known to begin with.

[@enjustice8221]

husbands? this is ww2 japan.

[@hanahlilyan7201]

They were told though

[@Ray-ul2df]

Revising for 2021 GCSE!

[@ashiscool123]

could the full stop after the stuff about the tuna signify volta? and if it does, doesn't it make everything that comes after more emphasised, showing the strict control that honour has on the pilots, and how that can have a negative impact on them and their families?

[@mrbruff]

A volta is specifically the turn in a sonnet, and this poem is not a sonnet.

[@destiny-powerhouse3260]

For the "which had been a better way to die quote"- should I put it in my form para or my lang para?

[@abiwatkins8292]

language

[@TheCallofdeath123]

Please upload a DNA by Dennis Kelly exemplar by a student

[@dkheadedkidharambe-pabs3558]

can the lack of full stop and the only full stop cant suggest that the guy was destined to die whether its emotional death or legitment dead

[@AJsDominoes]

This saved my school work, I had no idea what I was doing 👏👏

[@mrbruff]

Glad to help!

[@avril44]

Yayyyy I have finished!! Thankyou so much

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actually saved my goddamn life, thanks.

[@Kathy-gd6vr]

Does the direct speech in the last two stanzas refer to form of structure? These are so helpful!

[@LITPOWERDOGE]

The Kamikaze pilot actually went through with it.

[@Tommo_]

Who's watching this before the day of the exam :(

[@grammermc6832]

8 hours til exam gotta watch all these poetry vids

[@jackspongej]

fam im not sleeping early today

[@haseeb1805]

im not sleeping at all

[@jackspongej]

honestly my eyes are closing, ill just leave it and use the poems ive already done...

[@haseeb1805]

im wide awake tbh

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[@mrbruff]

Congratulations!

[@garaintanderson7557]

This really helped thank you 👌

[@ella-maemackey2764]

is the "embarked at sunrise" not a link to the military flag?

[@mrbruff]

Yes and I explain that in the video.

[@areegalnomire5778]

5:42 exposure

[@lucialockley7724]

not me taking an hour to finish this video because i am basically writing everything down word for word...

[@lavidaemo3291]

Could"pearl grey" be a reference to pearl harbor

[@Studio_Joe]

no

[@esme417]

Can I use the quote from Beatrice Garland in my exam if I compare Kamikaze?

[@rosierobinson6090]

Could I off used this today with war photographer I fill like it was good for war and nature ??

[@JoeJohnson-id1hb]

Thanks mr buff your vids are very helpful and I recommended you to my class😜

[@mrbruff]

+Joe Johnson great!

[@ameliamoody9408]

For this poem I was thinking of talking about the power of nationalism over the Kamikaze pilot and then look at how nature overpowers this , do you think that is justified ?

[@zennyrajkumari6803]

can you do a video analysing"my last duchess" thnx💙💙

[@mrbruff]

+zenny Rajkumari done: check the playlist

[@yexo303]

The 'sunrise' can be seen as the military watching the man/expecting him to complete his mission, as well as God watching the man, tempting him by showing him the beauty of nature, to turn back and abort the mission

[@amberjjaz]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@lucakchan]

Are we allowed to quote Beatrice Garland in the exam?

[@mysmallpetshop8481]

Do I have to include the poets name in my answer? I think I would do it obliviously within context but I was just curious?

[@freyaamber9893]

I'm curious why you haven't made any videos on blood brothers, well not that I know of anyway. It would be really helpful as I'm in year 11 and we are studying it. :)

[@mrbruff]

+Freya Amber because I have not read it yet

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really helpful, thanks

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I’ve learnt all 15 poems off by heart! 🤗

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Hope kamikaze comes up

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[@liamtate2469]

does anyone have any tips on how to raise a grade( yes I know how that sounds) I am on a g at the moment and I have never been any good at English I listen and I track my hardest bit I can't get to grasps with it, even though I revise for 4 hours a night please help if you can I am really desperate

[@liamtate2469]

try* my hardest

[@madeleineball7012]

Make a point. Give evidence (quote from text). Then explain why this proves the point you made. E.g. Kamikaze pilot is thinking of turning back. This can be seen in the line 'His brothers waiting on the shore'. This shows the pilot thinking of his family back home and the life he has back home. The adjective 'waiting' suggests that the pilot is wondering if his family are waiting and wanting him to return safely. Pick out any metaphors, personifications, enjambments and explain the effect of them on the reader. Try to enjoy it as well. Things become much easier if you make it interesting. Hope this helps.

[@mrsmeeseeksttv]

get a quote and choose a certain word from the quote that has an effect on you as a reader explain that could mean then give anther thing it could mean.

[@samw5924]

What are you doing when you revise? The most effective English revision is practice. Actually write or just plan some essays/English Language answers. Pick random themes/extracts from a text then write or plan the essay. It is also important to spend some time learning quotes (not too much though, don't memorise entire paragraphs, Mr Bruff has some tips on picking quotes)

[@liamtate2469]

Sam W I have been doing so and so far I'm passing my GCSE English literature/language

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[@lucyrumbold8584]

Thank you so much. These videos are so much help. Quick question is emjambement part of structure ?

[@Animalsareimportent2]

I've always thought so - I don't think it would be form

[@YasLove111]

Thank you!

[@Holly26]

Love your videos. I’m just wondering why all the poems aren’t in the ebook?

[@mrbruff]

I couldn’t get copyright permission for all of them .

[@jessicaharding158]

Hi Mr Bruff I would like an eight in English Literature, therefore aiming for a nine to hopefully reach the eight goal, fingers crossed! I'm planning on watching all of your videos. This is the last Poetry one (I have watched all of the others and annotated them) then I'm planning on watching your complete Romeo and Juliet series as well as any Jekyll and Hyde and Inspector Calls videos that you may have. I would just like to thank you so much for your dedication to help students to be a success. I'm not quite at an eight (after my mock) but am determined to reach it. If I do it will be from your fantastic video's. Thanks again! :)

[@lolaprice5597]

Jess Wright that’s exactly the same texts I’m doing

[@jessicaharding158]

We should work together! x

[@estellemccann1580]

Just in time for my literature exam tomorrow! thankyou so much ❤️

[@mrbruff]

+Estelle McCann great!

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