storm on the island

Question 1

storm on the island

Answer 1

stormont is the name of the aliment of Ireland the island is a homophone of Ireland
poet tells ud the form of the poem is poleticle poem a political message
which way poet is jumping or h=is he refusing to take a side

Question 2

sink wall in rock and roof them with good slate these wizened earth has never troubled us

Answer 2

extended meter-her talking bout the island being attacked from the weather when in fact it is about the Ireland war symbolic
sibilance of the repeated s sound -sinister mood -storm and war is sinister
consonance harsh sounds harsh sound give us a idea of a harsh experience
negative imagery -the earth is old -wiend at first give the idea of wisdom then turn not the meaning of age impression theat the society he is describing I wizened and shivald up
saying the political state in Ireland is making grand old and ill
diminishing our expiriences
the meterphor of building the house is the oporsit we are sinking with this construct juxtaposition -irealnd war mistake

Question 3

so that you listen to thing you faer forgetting it pummels your house too

Answer 3

direct adress important b because he is wrighting about protistance and catholics calling both f them you the difference between you to is not real it is an allusion use the sam word because yo ar the same thing emphasises this with there fear that is what they haven common
the problemm is that they are afraid each other
poet is suggest if they get rid of there fear they can coincide with one another
the meterphor is if you stop fearing the storm then then the storm will have no power to destroy you
your house is being pummel =bd due to your own actions
violence in northern Ireland is destroying everyones homes
destroy it through there own fear when they think thatchy a protecting it
anger from persona from the -fricatives f sound you bear your teeth threatening posture

Question 4

you might think the sea is company exploding comfortably down the cliffs

Answer 4

personifies the sea
juxtaposition isolation ireland should change comfortable with bombs when wevshould be affray
productive nature

Question 5

strange it is a huge nothing we fear

Answer 5

strange take a step back
oxymoron with huge and nothing huge hacked
huge nothing-death
christianity is the issue
problem cna be over come
resolved pliicticle
wright the fit
nal line
does not end in a cuolit half rhyme