Storm on the island Quotes 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureAQA AnthologyGCSEAQA Created by: LFreelandCreated on: 08-09-18 14:37 'We are prepared: we build our houses squat' (Structure) Confident tone with monosylables- suggests the speaker has experienced the power of nature before 1 of 9 'we' 'our' 'us' (Structure) (Inclusive Pronouns) Suggests humans uniting to fight nature 2 of 9 'you' 'you can listen to the the thing you fear' (Language) (Direct Address/2nd Person Narrative) Involves the reader 3 of 9 'spits like a tame cat turned savage' (Language) (Similie) Makes the storm seem animalistic 4 of 9 'Pummels' 'Exploding' 'Spits' (Language) (Violent Verbs) 5 of 9 'wind dives' (Language) (Personification) Makes the wind seem alive 6 of 9 'It is a huge nothing that we fear' (Language) (Paradox) Reinforces how nature is unstoppable/untouchable as they can't see the thing that threatens them 7 of 9 'strafes' 'salve' (Language) (Semantic field of weapons) Makes the wind seem dangerous 8 of 9 Volta (Structure) First half describes feeling safe and secure, second describes feeling insecure 9 of 9
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