Storm on the island Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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“we build our houses squat”
A
The language is rough and rural, giving the speaker a more agricultural tone
2
Q
“The wizened earth had never troubled us”
A
The poet describes the earth almost like an old friend. Personifying it like an old wrinkled man
3
Q
“Can raise a chorus in a gale”
A
Personified the weather, suggesting it is singing
4
Q
“Forgetting that it pummels your house too”
A
Violent language suggests the power of the weather as dominant over man
5
Q
“spits like a tame cat”
A
Something you love and trust turns on you
6
Q
Themes - conflict and fears
A
The poem looks at the conflict between nature and man and peoples fear of the weather. However the poet also points out that the fears are really rather small in the grand scheme
