SOTL Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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message
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shows the uncontrollable power of nature and how it effects a community. Facade of confidence revealed to be fear.
2
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context
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northern irish poet, rural life.
3
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structure
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one long stanza and lack of rhyme
Stanza and no rhyme doesnt allow for natural pauses leading to a sense of overhwhelm, symbolising natures uncontrollable power.
4
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rhyme scheme
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lacks it but there is half rhyme (same consonance different vowel) in the opening and closing couplets “squaT… slaTE” and “aiR… feaR”
Creates a cyclical structure type thing, this will continue to happen over and over again Reflects how the the storm is too wild to be controlled, a full rhyme would have been too perfect compared to the rest of th epoem
5
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oxymoronic contrast of everyday vs language of conflict
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“blast” “pummels” “exploding” “bombarded” “straves” “salvo” vs “you know what i mean”
“exploding comfortably”
Conflcit language to suggest danger and threatening nature of nature Everyday language suggests that this is everyday occurence and he is used to it. Also emphasised by the oxymoron “exploding comfortably” which reflects how the speaker has made sense of the storm filled world he lives in.
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enjambment
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“leaves and branches / can raise a” this sentence spans SIX lines
Constant barrage of information reflects constant barrage of storm on the house
