Storm on the Island
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"Storm on the Island" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that vividly depicts an isolated island community’s tense relationship with the power and violence of nature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
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work studied in schools ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingLine | “Strange, it is a huge nothing that we fear.” ⓘ |
| collection | Death of a Naturalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrasts | human smallness with natural forces ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| examSyllabus |
AQA Power and Conflict cluster
NERFINISHED
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GCSE English Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relationship between humans and environment ⓘ |
| form | blank verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasImageryOf |
rocky coastline
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sea ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| imageryType |
maritime imagery
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military imagery ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | 19 ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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assonance ⓘ enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ simile ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person plural ⓘ |
| openingLine | “We are prepared: we build our houses squat,” ⓘ |
| poet | Seamus Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | islanders’ attempts to withstand storms ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting |
Atlantic coastline
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remote island ⓘ |
| speaker | member of an island community ⓘ |
| structure | single stanza ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
island life
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storm ⓘ weather ⓘ |
| theme |
community
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conflict between humans and nature ⓘ fear ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ isolation ⓘ power of nature ⓘ violence of nature ⓘ |
| tone |
foreboding
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reflective ⓘ tense ⓘ |
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