Storm of the Island Flashcards
What is the structure of the poem?
The poem consists of a long verse made up with complex sentences and their is a lack of stanza break.
What does the lack of stanza break and long verse with complex sentences suggest?
reflects the overwhelming situation the writer finds himself in, it is a non-stop berage their is no time to stop and pause, think and breath and that what is like being in the danger of war.
Where does half rhyme occur?
At the start and end in terms of rhyme pattern the poem ends where it starts.
What does half rhyme suggests?
The poem has a cyclical structure creating a sense that the storm is inescapable and will continue to occur time and time again and this is just a way of life for the narrator.
What is the form of the poem?
A dramatic monolgue
What does the dramatic monologue suggests?
The imbalance of the speaker and the nature also suggests that nature doesn’t care if it batters the narrators home and feels him with feel.
How does Heaney describe the storm?
‘Exploding comfortably’
What does heaney say to refer to the fear of the islanders about the storm?
‘Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear’
