Storm on the Island

Question 1

Storm on the Island

S I I A H N T W F

Answer 1

Strange it is a huge nothing that we fear

- Last line

Question 2

Storm on the Island

E C

Answer 2

Exploding comfortably

- reference to waves

Question 3

Storm on the Island

T W D A S

Answer 3

The wind dives and strafes

strafes - repeated attack from a low flying aircraft

Question 4

Storm on the Island

S L A T C // T S

Answer 4

Spits like a tame cat // turned savage

- reference to waves / ocean

Question 5

Storm on the Island

B W E A

Answer 5

Bombarded with empty air

Question 6

Key themes presented in Storm on the island

Answer 6

• Nature is powerful
• being at the mercy of nature can make you feel like you are at war with it
• man is powerless when facing nature
• natural forces are a metaphor for political power in Northern Ireland

Question 7

What did Heaney use as inspiration in Storm on the island?

Answer 7

He was brought up an irish farmer and used these normal home like things to inspire him.

Question 8

What was happening in Ireland when Storm on the island was written?

Answer 8

the storm was a metaphor for the polities in ireland - 1969 there was lots of violence, blood shed and political unrest

Question 9

Storm on the island
W A P
S

Answer 9

We are prepared

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