Storm On The Island Flashcards
Who wrote storm on the island
Seamus Heaney
Context storm on the island
Surface level is about natures ultimate power over man king but could also be a reference to the political tensions in Northern Ireland (troubles)
Analysis of the title storm on the island
Introduces theme of nature
Stormont is a political building
Referencing troubles in Ireland?
Suggests poem will focus on isolation
Who is the speaker in storm on the island
An unknown island dweller
What is the tone of storm on the island
Friendly conversational tone
Starts optimistic but shifts to fear as he realises the power of the storm
Form of storm on the island
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Creates a sense of formality for the tragic matter
Quotes showing that the islanders are prepared and think they can face the storm - storm on the island
We build our houses squat
Quotes creating a semantic field of war storm on the island
Blast
Pummels
Exploding
Quote showing all that is familiar changes storm on the island
Spits like a tame cat turned savage
Quote showing that all the islanders can do is wait the storm out storm on the island
We just sit tight
Themes of storm on the island
Power or nature
Power of humans
Fear
Quote showing the islanders are powerless to the unpredictability of nature
It’s a huge nothing that we fear
