Storm on the Island

Question 1

W- ar- pr-p-r-d…

Answer 1

We are prepared: we build our houses squat

Question 2

Th-s w-z-n-d…

Answer 2

This wizened earth has never troubled us.

Question 3

wh-n -t bl-ws f-ll / Bl-st

Answer 3

when it blows full / Blast

Question 4

l–v-s -nd br-nch-s /
C-n r–s- …

Answer 4

leaves and branches / Can raise a tragic chorus in a gale

Question 5

sp-ts l-k- a ….

Answer 5

spits like a tame cat / Turned savage

Question 6

w-nd d-v-s …

Answer 6

wind dives / And stafes invisibly.

Question 7

We are b-mb-rd-d….

Answer 7

We are bombarded by the empty air

Question 8

a h-g- n-th-ng …

Answer 8

a huge nothing we fear

Question 9

(The waves)
-xpl-d-ng c-mf-rt-bly

Answer 9

Exploding comfotabley

Question 10

What the storm symbolises

Answer 10

• Political opression and violence
• Challenges faced by Irish
• May be symbollic of the political storm that would brewing which would later be named as “The Troubles”

Question 11

Structure + Form

Answer 11

• Blank verse
• Iambic pentameter
• Starts with we/us –> I/ You –> We/Us
• This highlights the importance of community over individuality
• Dramatic Monolouge

Question 12

Context

Answer 12

• Influenced by Romantics and draws on the concept of the sublime = nature is powerful and terrifying

Published two years prior to the offical start of “The Troubles” howecer conflict between catholics and protestants had been ongoing for an extended period of time

He was British but identified as Irish

He was a Catholic Republican (Minority) who wanted a united Ireland independant of Britain - links to we and the secne of unity in the poem and the importance of working togeather.

Troubles : Protestants who wanted NI to stay a part of Britain VS catholic who wanted a united Ireland independant of Britain.