storm on the island

Question 1

islanders feel safe and secure at first, danger towards the end

Answer 1

change of thought

Question 2

image of safety at start
“sinks walls in ____ and ____ ____ with ____ slate “

Answer 2

sinks walls in rock and roof them with good slate

Question 3

image of safety at start
never _________ us

Answer 3

never troubled us

Question 4

what is seamus heaney trying to show

Answer 4

recalling his childhood in northern ireland, grew up in a rural area,

conflict in ireland and england- the troubles

Question 5

_____ like a tame ___ turned ______

Answer 5

spits like a tame cat turned savage

Question 6

so that ___ can live in _____ forgetting that it _______ your _____ ___

Answer 6

so that you can live in fear forgetting that it pummels your house too

Question 7

what poems can storm on the island be compeared to

Answer 7

the prelude

Question 8

“spits like a tame cat / turned savage
analysis

Answer 8

The use of the simile – “spits like a tame cat / Turned savage” gives the impression that the storm is wild and uncontrollable.
It also reminds readers that something that seems innocent can be deadly.
The use of enjambment (sentences flowing over the end of lines) here further highlights how the storm cannot be contained or controlled.

Military metaphors

Question 9

so that you can live in fear forgetting that it pummels your house too

Answer 9

Heaney uses alliteration in the quote… as the “f” sound creates a sinister image of the storm.

“pummels”- Personification suggests it is boxing your house trying to knock it out.

Question 10

“Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear.”

Answer 10

Heaney uses a oxymoron in the quote… to suggest that the wind is invisible, so it shouldn’t be feared, but is due to the raging storm.

Question 11

“________, it is a _____ _______ that we fear.”

Answer 11

“Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear.”