storm on the island

Question 1

the blank verse mirrors pattern of everyday speech

Answer 1

Storm on the island

Question 2

poem is in one verse

Answer 2

Storm on the island
= sturdy like the houses

Question 3

shift from security to fear

Answer 3

Storm on the island
the volta = ‘but no:’
caesura : last moments of calm

Question 4

‘spits like a tame cat turned savage’

Answer 4

Storm on the island
similes = rapid change in mood of the atmosphere

Question 5

‘exploding comfortably’

Answer 5

Storm on the island
oxymoron juxtaposes safety

Question 6

‘bombarded’

Answer 6

Storm on the island
war like language

Question 7

‘we are prepared’

Answer 7

Storm on the island
confidence