Poetry Anthology-Storm on the Island 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureAQA AnthologyGCSEAQA Created by: tonisha_Created on: 24-10-21 18:27 Who is Storm on the Island written by? Seamus Heaney 1 of 48 How many lines does this poem have? 19 lines 2 of 48 What is the form of this poem? blank verse 3 of 48 Context ------------------- Heaney grew up where? Northern Ireland 4 of 48 What did he experience there? the "Troubles" 5 of 48 What type of conflict was this? a religious conflict 6 of 48 A religious conflict between who? catholics and protestants 7 of 48 Heaney explored these issues through a what in the poem? a metaphor of a violent storm 8 of 48 Message ---------------- This poem shows the power of what? nature 9 of 48 No matter how much we? prepare for nature 10 of 48 Nature will always remind us of what? its power to destroy 11 of 48 Humans should be careful to not what? become too confident 12 of 48 Because nature is what? superior 13 of 48 Language --------------------- Heaney uses an oxymoron What is the oxymoron(s)? "tragic chorus" "exploding comfortably" 14 of 48 This shows nature has what? two sides 15 of 48 What are the two sides of nature? idyllic and destructive 16 of 48 Which words show the negative and destructive side of nature? "tragic" "exploding" 17 of 48 Which words show the positive and peaceful side of nature? "chorus" "comfortably" 18 of 48 Shows nature can...? switch 19 of 48 between the two....? anytime 20 of 48 What else may "exploding comfortably" suggest about nature? that it is used to defeating humanity 21 of 48 Therefore nature is not what? stressed 22 of 48 This links to the what? Troubles 23 of 48 As the Troubles were what? unpredictable 24 of 48 And nature is also what? unpredictable 25 of 48 Due to? nature switching between both sides anytime 26 of 48 Also, Northern Ireland were familiar to what? political issues 27 of 48 How does that link to the poem? as nature is also used to fighting against humans and is used to victory 28 of 48 What other quote may also support the fact that this has happened multiple times? "we are prepared" 29 of 48 The reader understands how nature can be what? volatile 30 of 48 It also emphasises what? that nature should not be challenged 31 of 48 Nature is what? superior 32 of 48 Structure -------------- Which structure device is used in this poem? caesura 33 of 48 On what line was this used? line 16 34 of 48 What was the quote in which it was used? "Turned savage." 35 of 48 This represents the what? turning in the speakers mind 36 of 48 Up until now, the community were what? confident 37 of 48 Confident about what? defeating nature in this storm 38 of 48 But now they are what? afraid of natures power 39 of 48 The keyword "savage" emphasises what? how destructive the storm actually was 40 of 48 and how nature will what? annihilate anyone who tries to challenge it 41 of 48 How does this link to the Troubles? as it was also a very violent conflict like the storm 42 of 48 Who did the storm and conflict spare? nobody 43 of 48 The reader and speaker both have a moment of what? realisation 44 of 48 Why? as they now understand the power of nature 45 of 48 and the extent of what? damage it can cause 46 of 48 TIPS ----------------------- What must you do throughout the poem? LINK BACK TO THE QUESTION 47 of 48 What three themes are shown in this poem? power of nature power of humans fear 48 of 48
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