Storm on the Island Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote storm on the Island
A
Heaney
2
Q
We are
A
prepared: we
3
Q
But there are no trees,
A
no natural shelter
4
Q
Exploding
A
comfortably
5
Q
But no: when it begins,
A
the flung spray hits
6
Q
spits like a
A
tame cat / Turned savage.
7
Q
We are bombarded by the
A
empty air
8
Q
a huge
A
nothing that we fear
9
Q
What is the context for SOTI
A
a poem written in Ireland could be nature’s power over man or a big metaphor for the war going on in Ireland and England - IRA spilt on northern and republic of Ireland
