Storm on the Island - NTL Flashcards
When was the writer born and where?
1939-2013
Northern Ireland
What book was soti come from?
death of a naturalist
‘tame..
cat turned savage’
‘can raise..
a chorus gale.’
‘the wizened
earth had never troubled us’
‘we are bombarded
by the empty air’
‘exploding
comfortably’
what does structure reflect?
lack of control of nature.
lack of stanza breaks reflects overwhelming situation of speaker
what does enjambment in this reflect?
constant barrage of information - constant barrage of the storm on the house.
what does the contrast of language in this mean? (you know what i mean for example)
reflect how this happens normally, and is used to this. so does the quote exploding comfortably.
what rhyme scheme?
half rhyme in opening and ending - cyclical and will continue to occur. (end with same consonant sound at end e.g air and fear) - lack of control and lack of rhyme, can’t be organised amidst the chaos.
what is the form?
dramatic monologue.
reflects imbalance of relationship between speaker and nature - nature is indifferent and doesn’t care that it breaks home and fills narrator with fear.
what link between title and war?
stormont is gov building in ireland.
semantic field of warfare.
blast, pummels, exploding,bombarded, strafes (repeatedly attack with guns or bombshells), salvo.
Why does he used iambic pentameter?
conflict between irish and english - it is deliberate and complex.
He uses irish phrases and then iambic pentameter (english poetry thing) to reflect this.
