Storm on the Island Flashcards
1
Q
‘sink walls in rock and roof them with good slate. This wizened earth has never troubled us’
A
- extended metaphor
- sibilance of ‘s’ sinister mood
- negative imagery, we become old and frail
- instead of building walls they sink them, division is mistake
2
Q
‘so that you listen to the thing you fear forgetting is pummels your house too’
A
- illusion of fear, nothing to fear
- metaphor highlights that if stop fearing storm it cannot hurt you
- violence symbol for destroying Island
- sense of anger
3
Q
‘you might think the sea is company, exploding comfortably down on the cliffs’
A
- personification
- juxtaposition
- Island isolated from sea
- they are comfortable with using bombs
4
Q
‘strange it is a huge nothing that we fear’
A
- oxymoron
- same beliefs but fear each other
- nothing to be afraid of
