Storm On The Island

Question 1

Ocymoron used in storm on the island

Answer 1

“exploding comfortably”

Question 2

Whats the first line on Storm of the Island

Answer 2

“We are prepares : we build our houses squat”

Question 3

When does Storm on the Island include us (the reader)

Answer 3

“You know what I mean” - coliquilol language as though “blasts are normal in life.

Question 4

Conflict language in storm of the island

Answer 4

“Blast” “pummels” “exploding” “bombarded” - metaphor for what happened in Northern Ireland

Question 5

Structure of Storm on the Island

Answer 5

One stanza. Pace of the poem is realky fast - suggests the power of nature because we cannot take time to stop or think about what to do. Half rhyme at the start and end of the poem. Suggests that the storm cannot control the rhyme or suggests that it isn’t normal.

Question 6

Form of storm on the island

Answer 6

Dramatic monologue - which show the imbalance in the relationship between the speaker and nature. One stanza - shows that it is one Island just like Ireland is

Question 7

Whats the last line of storm on the island

Answer 7

Strange, its a huge nothing that we fear

Question 8

Animalistic imagery (storm on the islamd) spits

Answer 8

Spits like a tamed cat turned savage- shows the uncontrable power of nature