Storm On The Island Flashcards
“Spits like a tame cat turned savage “
Simile
Tells us the sea spitting
Normally the sea is like a neighbour or a friend but now has turned against them and is wildly out of control
Animal imagery indicates the sea can be calm and “time “but now has taken a rough “savage” appearance
This indicates how powerful the natural world is if you can change it state of mind
Quotes
“Wizened earth “
“Pummels your house “
“Spits like a tame cat, turned savage “
“Wind dives and stranded invisibly”
“Huge nothing “
Structures
Blank verse
Present tense
Enjambment
Present tense
Creates a sense of drama and also reinforces the idea that the storm is happening all the time
Poem begins in a confident tone
“We are prepared “
Storms up obviously expected because the buildings are designed to “Squat”
Speaks in a friendly tone
To draw us in uses common conversational tax tax tax tags
“As you see “"”you know what “
Trying to involve us remind us over only lives “the thing you fear “is he talking to the reader old people
This all emphasises how isolated he’s on the island shows imagery of loneliness
