In both poems, a loss of control is seen however in Poppies this is through the mother loosing control of what her son does as he goes o to war whereas in
Kamikaze, although the pilot gains control of his life similar to the boy in Poppies, he looses his family and place within society.
‘I released a songbird from its cage’ ‘Which had been the better way to die’
-use of imagery helps the reader to imagine that the mother is having to -Garland is suggesting that the father may have asked himself it would
open up a cage and release a vulnerable bird into the world. have been better to go through with the suicide mission because he was
treated as if he was dead when he returned anyway - he has a lack of
-the bird symbolises her son and the cage symbolises the home they control over his identity - it is non existent now
share together.
-It is clear that the children will always look back on the way they
-clear that the mother is nding it very di cult letting her son go o to treated their father feeling regret and sadness because they treated him
war, knowing that she may not see him again. as if he were dead - lack of control on what the children think - they are
taught to believe he was a traitor
-lack of control that the mother has as her son has decided to go to war
and nothing can stop him
‘we too learned to be silent’
‘I resisted the impulse to run my ngers through the gelled -words indicate that the children learn from their mother and neighbours
blackthorns of your hair’ that they must ignore their father, which means they lose their father and
he loses them - they have a lack of control on what they believe
-a metaphor suggesting that the mothers son is no longer a child
-use of the word ‘learn’ indicates that they have been taught to ignore
-‘resisted the impulse’ suggests she wants to have control over her son their father over a period of time.
but can’t - he is unapproachable - spiky hair
-use of the word ‘silent’ feels very cold because it encourages the
‘A split second, and you were away intoxicated reader to imagine that the father is completely ignored
-Sibilance and enjambment used to emphasise how quickly the speaker
feels her son leaves her and her lack of control over what he does Structure
-past tense and third person- creates distance and shows the lack of
-‘intoxicated’ presents how the speakers son doesn’t understand the control that the pilot has over his own story - it is told by his family - lost
reality of what is ahead of him - control is being handed over from his voice and place within society.
mother to army - they are more careless over his life.
Context
-in WW1/2, sergeants in the army often knew that the soldiers they sent
over the top of the trenches wouldn’t survive - they did it because they
could kill enemies- soldiers lives are in their complete control
-very often young boys joined the army without knowing it would be like
this- as described in the poem.
fi fi ffi ff ff
Kamikaze, although the pilot gains control of his life similar to the boy in Poppies, he looses his family and place within society.
‘I released a songbird from its cage’ ‘Which had been the better way to die’
-use of imagery helps the reader to imagine that the mother is having to -Garland is suggesting that the father may have asked himself it would
open up a cage and release a vulnerable bird into the world. have been better to go through with the suicide mission because he was
treated as if he was dead when he returned anyway - he has a lack of
-the bird symbolises her son and the cage symbolises the home they control over his identity - it is non existent now
share together.
-It is clear that the children will always look back on the way they
-clear that the mother is nding it very di cult letting her son go o to treated their father feeling regret and sadness because they treated him
war, knowing that she may not see him again. as if he were dead - lack of control on what the children think - they are
taught to believe he was a traitor
-lack of control that the mother has as her son has decided to go to war
and nothing can stop him
‘we too learned to be silent’
‘I resisted the impulse to run my ngers through the gelled -words indicate that the children learn from their mother and neighbours
blackthorns of your hair’ that they must ignore their father, which means they lose their father and
he loses them - they have a lack of control on what they believe
-a metaphor suggesting that the mothers son is no longer a child
-use of the word ‘learn’ indicates that they have been taught to ignore
-‘resisted the impulse’ suggests she wants to have control over her son their father over a period of time.
but can’t - he is unapproachable - spiky hair
-use of the word ‘silent’ feels very cold because it encourages the
‘A split second, and you were away intoxicated reader to imagine that the father is completely ignored
-Sibilance and enjambment used to emphasise how quickly the speaker
feels her son leaves her and her lack of control over what he does Structure
-past tense and third person- creates distance and shows the lack of
-‘intoxicated’ presents how the speakers son doesn’t understand the control that the pilot has over his own story - it is told by his family - lost
reality of what is ahead of him - control is being handed over from his voice and place within society.
mother to army - they are more careless over his life.
Context
-in WW1/2, sergeants in the army often knew that the soldiers they sent
over the top of the trenches wouldn’t survive - they did it because they
could kill enemies- soldiers lives are in their complete control
-very often young boys joined the army without knowing it would be like
this- as described in the poem.
fi fi ffi ff ff
