Storm on the Island - Seamus Heaney

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

• One stanza = conflict is continuous/not ending = symbolises one island/Ireland = isolation
• No set rhyme
• Conversational tone = enjambment & caesura
• Present tense = Storm happening now

Question 2

Meaning

Answer 2

• Term ‘troubles’ down plays the reality of how severe the conflict was and long lasting

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

• “blows full blast”

Question 4

Language

Answer 4

• “Exploding comfortably”
• “Storm on the Island”

Question 5

Effect

Answer 5

• Helps the reader imaging the conflict, through the extended metaphor of a storm