Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology - Storm on the Island
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| Who wrote Storm on the Island | Seamus Heaney
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| What type of houses did the community live in? | Stone houses that are small and sturdy
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| Why did Heaney choose an island setting chosen for this poem? | Give a sense of isolation when the storm arrives. Islanders are trapped and can't escape, heighten threat of storm.
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| True or false? There are a lot of trees on the island that whistle in the wind. | False
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| What is the form of the poem? | One stanza (verse) of blank verse in 1st person plural.
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| What is direct address? | When the speaker appears to talk directly to you.
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| The quote "you know what I mean" is an example of what? | Direct address
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| The words, 'bombarded' and 'strafes' are military words why are they used? | It emphasis' the danger of the storm as if the islanders are preparing for battle.
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| What does the quote "This wizened earth has never troubled us/ With hay" imply? | That the earth is barren(empty). The earth is dry and cracked and unable to produce crops.
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| The storm could be a metaphor for what? | The conflict between the Catholic and Protestant church in Ireland.
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| The phrase "exploding comfortably" is an example of what? | Oxymoron - 2 things that are contrasting to describe one thing.
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| The line "Can raise a chorus in a gale" is an example of what? | Personification. The wind is singing.
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