Storm On The Island Flashcards

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Who wrote storm on the island

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Seamus Heaney

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Context storm on the island

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Surface level is about natures ultimate power over man king but could also be a reference to the political tensions in Northern Ireland (troubles)

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Analysis of the title storm on the island

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Introduces theme of nature
Stormont is a political building
Referencing troubles in Ireland?
Suggests poem will focus on isolation

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Who is the speaker in storm on the island

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An unknown island dweller

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What is the tone of storm on the island

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Friendly conversational tone
Starts optimistic but shifts to fear as he realises the power of the storm

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Form of storm on the island

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Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Creates a sense of formality for the tragic matter

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Quotes showing that the islanders are prepared and think they can face the storm - storm on the island

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We build our houses squat

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Quotes creating a semantic field of war storm on the island

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Blast
Pummels
Exploding

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Quote showing all that is familiar changes storm on the island

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Spits like a tame cat turned savage

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Quote showing that all the islanders can do is wait the storm out storm on the island

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We just sit tight

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Themes of storm on the island

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Power or nature
Power of humans
Fear

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Quote showing the islanders are powerless to the unpredictability of nature

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It’s a huge nothing that we fear

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