Storm On The Island Flashcards
What is the narrative of storm on the island?
The narrator describesa community thinks it is well prepared for a coming storm. As the poem goes on, their confidence starts to disappear as the storm develops. The power and the sounds of the storm are described. The end of the poem describers the fear as the storm hits the island
What is the context of storm on the island?
The storm pummeling the island is a metaphor for the violence that was taking place in Northern Ireland
What is the structure of storm on the island?
Storm is presented either as one stanza of 19 lines or three stanzas of five lines and the fourth verse with just four lines
What is the form of storm on the island?
The poem is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter - free verse
What is the language techniques used in storm on the island?
Blows full blast: plosives suggesting aggression and violence
