Storm on the island

Question 1

SOTI Context

Answer 1

• No explicit historical context imbues sense of universality suggesting it could happen to anyone at any time
• in collection called “Death of a naturalist” , dismantling romanticisation of natural beauty to instead explore potential violence

it is a conceit for tumultuous political situation in North ireland

Question 2

SOTI FORM

Answer 2

single 19-line stanza is a metaphor for how the islanders huddle together in preparation of storm

blank verse with colloquialism makes it sound conversational- storm is so casual and regular people have become accustomed to the fear