Storm on the Island
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- Created on: 06-02-19 13:32
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- Storm on the Island
- What is it about?
- The narrator describes how a community thinks it's well prepared for coming storm (1)
- As poem goes on- confidence starts to disappear as storm develops- (2)
- Ending of poem describes fear as the storm hits the island (3)
- Themes
- Safety
- The 1st part of poem shows the community- feels safe & prepared for the storm
- Fear
- Sense of security soon changes to fear- familiar things change & become frightening
- Helplessness
- People can't do anything bout their fear- wait for storm to finish- nature presented as powerful, relentless force
- Safety
- Form
- Blank verse- everyday speech- like a conversation
- Structure
- Shifts from security to fear. "But no:"- turning point- slow pace of monosyllabic phrase
- Contrast descriptions and fear
- Lot's of words to do with 'safety', 'security' at beginning. Sense of danger increases- familiar things become more frightening
- Direct address
- narrator involves reader in his fear- speaking direct
- Violent imagery
- Described as violent- warlike terms- similes, metaphors and personification- emphasise danger & affects of storm
- Use of sounds
- Forceful sounds- demonstrate strength of nature. Assonant, sibilant sounds- noise of wind & waves
- Quotes
- "it is a huge nothing that we fear." L19
- storm-invisible. Nothing solid there. Contrasts with rock solid- in 2nd line
- "You know what i mean" L7
- speaks direct- chatty tone- reflect on own experience of storms
- "no trees, no natural shelter" L11
- caesura slows pace of line- emphasises 2nd "no"
- "Exploding comfortably" L13
- Oxymoron's juxtaposes feelings of fear & safety
- "sit" "wind" L16
- assonant "i" & sibilant sounds in lines 14-17- hissing & spitting of sea
- "it is a huge nothing that we fear." L19
- Context
- 1st eight letters of title- 'Storment'- name given to Northern Ireland's parliament buildings
- Hints that 'storm' could be about violent political disturbances - Ireland has experienced
- 1st eight letters of title- 'Storment'- name given to Northern Ireland's parliament buildings
- What is it about?
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