Storm On The Island Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is storm on the island about
Preparing for a storm
We are
Prepared
No consistent rhyme scheme
Reflects how no order can be put on nature
Spits like a
Tame cat turn savage
Exploding
Comfortably
Bombarded by
Empty air
You might think the
Sea is company
What poem can the storm on the island link too
The prelude, show power of nature, attacked physically and psychologically
Personifying nature with pummels and bombarded implies
The storms malicious intent to harm and damage
They are prepared
Confident in their ability to over power the force of nature even though they know they can’t control it
Military metaphors
Wind dives and strafes invisibly . Space is a salvo , we are bombarded by empty air
Rhythm and rhyme
Unpredictable , reflects nature of the storm
Direct address
Makes the storm seem more threatening