Storm on the island

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  • Created on: 03-01-18 18:04
"leaves and branches can raise a tragic chorus in a gale,"
metaphor - to show how much damage the winds can really cause, - the power of nature.
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"So that you can live in fear forgetting that it pummels your house too."
Heaney uses alliteration in the quote... as the "f" sound creates a sinister image of the storm. mimicking the storm's violent ways.
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"No natural shelter,"
Imagery - shows that nature isn't protecting the humans on the island - nature is in control and is making life hell
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"Like a tame cat turned savage,"
Simile - to show that the sea can suddenly turn dangerous in a storm. Portraying it's unpredictability making it more dangerous.
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"Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear."
Oxymoron - suggest that the wind is invisible, so it shouldn't be feared, but it's due to the raging storm.
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Card 2

Front

Heaney uses alliteration in the quote... as the "f" sound creates a sinister image of the storm. mimicking the storm's violent ways.

Back

"So that you can live in fear forgetting that it pummels your house too."

Card 3

Front

Imagery - shows that nature isn't protecting the humans on the island - nature is in control and is making life hell

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Simile - to show that the sea can suddenly turn dangerous in a storm. Portraying it's unpredictability making it more dangerous.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Oxymoron - suggest that the wind is invisible, so it shouldn't be feared, but it's due to the raging storm.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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