Line 9 has an extra syllable "fear". This breaks iambic pentameter. Emphasises "fear" felt by Irish but also shows the heart rate increasing. = ironic lack of control.
Developing your point on the war-like phrases; "blasts", "pummels" ext, it surely raises the question as to why Heanley compares the war to nature, two very contrasting things. I think its because ,as you mentioned, Heanley was born into this violence making it second nature to him.
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Thank you! That's brilliant! I was thinking you could also add that religion was also a major factor in it (catholic vs protestant) which can also be described as an idea. And the civil war is significant, as they are living in the same country, they are the same people, the same nation - but their ideas are different regarding how Ireland should be.
"spits like a tamed cat, turned savage", could be a metaphor for the control of the "tamed" irish, who "spit" after turning "savage" with rage for the hundreds of year of oppression, along with the enjambment, that breaks the structure of the play, to represent the breaking down of the structure of irelad
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The poem lacks rhyme - reflecting the lack of control and creating a slight sense of chaos. However, there is some HALF rhyme (the stressed syllables of the end constants rhyme, but the vowels before them don't) in the opening and closing couplets: - 'squat' and slate' - 'air' and 'fear' This could imply that, at the start, there is still some order and control - but as the storm approaches and fear overcomes the speaker, this order, and therefore the rhythm, is lost: the shift to an unstructured form represents the chaos that the approaching storm is creating. Furthurmore, the half-rhyme could be reintroduced at the end of the poem as the speaker realises that his fear is unjustified: he is scared of 'a huge nothing', giving him a realisation that things aren't that bad; order is somewhat restored. The same rhyme scheme at the beginning and end creates a cyclical structure so, on the other hand, it could be said that the reason for this half-rhyme is to imply that their way of life (in terms of the weather's effect) is unescapable.
The half rhyme could represent a form of organisation within a chaotic situation, such as the storm, for storms are not random but are consequences of the butterfly effect, taking place over large periods of time and stemming from something minor. The same can be applied for the metaphorical interpretation of conflict in Ireland.
I've got a point that the enjambment of the simile "spits like a tame cat turned savage" makes it not make sense until you read on- "spits like a tame cat". This encourages you to read quickly, enforcing a sense of chaos.
'Sink walls in rock and roof them with good slates' Line 2 consists of harsh sounds and monosyllables and the harsh sounds, long vowels and monosyllabes may suggest the strength of the storm. Not sure if its right, just a point though.
or it could reflect how the Irish feel they are so secure against the storm by building their defences, increasing the irony as they are put in a false sense of security
Could you say that the iambic pentameter gives a sense of order amongst chaos, as if the people of Northern Ireland are trying to form community against the troubles/storm and maintain tradition?
When analysing the Iambic Pentameter, I thought maybe that the stressed syllables could also represent how the storm is battering the houses of those in Ireland but could also have a metaphoric interpretation of how the bombs were being dropped by the IRA during 'The Troubles'
could you say that just as "knive us" in the last word of that sentence, is not only showing an end to the personification, but showing the dramatic, intense ending of many soldiers lives due to the overwhelming power of weather. However because Owen continues to use personification it further emphasises the cyclical structure of the poem as it shows the continuous harsh weather conditions that will continue to end the lives soldiers during war.
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The iambic pentameter in sonnets for example usually reflects the sound of the heartbeat, which leads us to the love theme... In Heaney's usage I would interpret this sound as a marching sound, so it then would fit in the military images... And the struggles inside this meter then may reflect the fears of the confrontation
So the storm is referring to the UK invading Ireland and at the beginning where the Poet is referring to the well built houses indicates that they have settled there and are living their lives there. The storm then explains how the UK or the Britons invaded and tried to change or claim what they have and basically give them a hard time (the storm).
Hey there sir, is it possible if your able to make a couple of comparison videos of the poems you have discussed in this playlist. Like how the power of humans or nature is shown in depth of both poems.
With the "wizened earth" quote you could say that since it is barren, the Catholics in Northern Ireland feel they don't really belong there and their opportunities have been limited by the Protestant rulers.
Thanks for this excellent analysis! One thing to bear in mind though when discussing the historical context is to consider how the world existed when Heaney wrote the poem in 1964. Some of your references conflate the current situation with that which Heaney would have lived through.
+Kathrine Mortimore I'm not sure I agree: being a Catholic in Northern Ireland, he lived through persecution. He states as much in the stepping stones book of interviews which I read in preparation for this video.
Definitely I agree he would have experienced persecution, but the civil rights movement you refer to and the response to it leading to the IRA as we know it through the 'troubles' didn't really gain momentum until 1967. My interpretation would be the poem is in response to the border campaign from 1956-1962 which wasn't exactly the same as the terror campaign which resulted from the troubles which began in the late 60s if that makes sense. The only reason I think that is important is I'm not sure Heaney would have associated himself with the IRA as it then became known (bombing the Conservative party conference in Brighton for example); it was a different version of the IRA operating at the time he wrote the poem. The whole situation is so complex though, and I'm extremely grateful for your video which I used as a starting point for my research into the poem before I teach it. I thought I'd come back to you and let you know what I found.
Juxtaposition is when a sentence or phrase carries over to the next line whereas an oxymoron is two contrasting words next to each other, such as "quiet bang". Juxtaposition is a structural technique and an oxymoron is a language technique. Hope I could help you! :)
For the part about iambic pentameter, I was wondering if you thought it could be like the English techniques are entering an Irish poem, like the protestants entered Ireland, and it's reflecting the conflict in that sense.
Can someone please help me, if the question was asking about the effects/power of nature in storm of the island, am I allowed to include the interpretation of the storm as a metaphor for political battles and then go into that and still gain marks or am I only allowed to strictly talk about the literal interpretation of a literal storm?
i'm not 100% sure but could the use of the iambic pentameter allude to the english invading ireland and seeking control and the irish conversational speech and experience link to how they might seek their own culture and oppose the english control? i'd really like for someone to correct me if i'm wrong. thank you as well, you've saved half my school with your videos!
Because the poem is not only about a Storm 'on the Island', but also the Irish troubles in the late 20th century between Catholics and Protestants. The semantic field of warfare helps to reinforce that idea.
You could suggest that the form blank verse is used to create a conversational tone and rhythm. This could also support the idea that Heaney is accustomed the frequent storms.
Could the lack of anaphora suggest the lack of control that man had over nature or the storm at the time and also show how the people of Ireland couldn’t prevent the civil war between both the religions( catholics and Protestants) and the Republic of Ireland vs north Ireland. Also could it juxtapose the iambic pentameter and how that suggests how the British had certain control over Ireland
Hi, i just had my mocks and for this poem i wrote about the structural features like how it starts off with 'prepared' then ends with 'fear' and this shows how destructive the force of nature is and the power of nature is much stronger than power of mankind. Is that a good point ?
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Could this be a good form feature? "we just sit tight while wind dives and strafes invisibly." This short sentence emphasises the effect that the weather has on the island, as well as the effect the conflict had on the whole of Northern Island.
could you also say how the 'tame cat turned savage' presents how there are some things in nature that humans cannot control of (the cat may be a metaphor for nature) which could also symbolise the pandemonic and uncontrolled nature of Ireland at that period in time - Heaney may use this simile to criticise the "stormont" for not taking control of the situation and for allowing the Catholic-Protestant conflict to begin in the first place.
Could it be also to show the nature of the storm in how it neglects control by the islanders suggest by the half rhyme, but rather it controls them throught the iambic pentrameter. Alternatively it could metaphorically reprsenting the improsed control that is inflicted by the british on the the irish. Or perhaps the rejection by heaney in refusing to being controlled.
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'Exploding comfortably' is an oxymoron used to describe the sea and suggests how heaney and the people of ireland have become comfortable with the conflict of the troubles and how to violence is normal, OR, the huge power of the sea and nature as if it 'exploding comfortably', it therefore must have much more power which we simply can not fathom as it is comfortable in such a powerful verb- hope this helps
The title also confirms it is about Ireland because part of the title is "stormont" which is the irish governmental building. Thought this may help :-)
Oh lol I was skipping through I'm trying to do all the poems as quick as possible I probably missed it sorry. I love these videos by the way, keep up the good work :-)
"Earth has never troubled us with hay,so, as you see, there are no stacks or stools." This could relate to the hunger strikes that went on within the prisons during the troubles .
Thanks this really helped! If I may ask, is it necessary to analyse form in detail (because on some poems I’d rather just explore the most salient points, instead of trying to draw blood from a stone talking about form)?
Great analysis, particularly the political and historical influences. I think the last line of the poem could also be read as a suggestion to the reader that "fear" is a mental construction, something man-made. The "huge nothing" implies that the threat that both sides of the political divide feel could be changed with a simple change in attitude. I worked in a school in Londonderry/Derry for seven years; as I settled into the environment, i became more aware of the deep divisions that still remain for certain groups within the community. However, many people, young and old, are working hard to overcome them, trying to get rid of the "huge nothing" they fear.
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What if this was a poem about terrorism and its uncontrollable threat? We can do all we can to prevent it, but like the storm, it is an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. During the troubles, we could do everything we could to avoid it, but the reality was that an attack could happen anywhere at any time. We couldn't control it at all. The end of the poem, which talks about the huge nothing we fear could therefore be saying that just the threat of terrorism is enough, there doesn't actually have to be an attack, if the result is that people begin to live in fear.
Great video! I was wondering two things, firstly, if a poem wasn't a dramatic monologue , would rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter count as form? because I'm not sure what else to say in terms of form. Secondly, could Storm on the Island be compared to Tissue in the sense of political conflict/ terrorism and power of humans? Thanks!
I feel the predictable Iambic Pentameter contrasting with the chaotic effect of the Enjambment and lack of rhyme mirrors the predictability of the chaos / conflict - how it was the normal way of life and going to continue to be endured and suffered (reinforced by the half rhyming couplets at beginning and end, creating that cyclical structure)
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Line 9 has an extra syllable "fear". This breaks iambic pentameter. Emphasises "fear" felt by Irish but also shows the heart rate increasing. = ironic lack of control.
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Developing your point on the war-like phrases; "blasts", "pummels" ext, it surely raises the question as to why Heanley compares the war to nature, two very contrasting things. I think its because ,as you mentioned, Heanley was born into this violence making it second nature to him.
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The civil war is represented by the Quote "strange, it is a huge nothing we fear" as the enemy is no nation or race, but is an idea.
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Thank you! That's brilliant! I was thinking you could also add that religion was also a major factor in it (catholic vs protestant) which can also be described as an idea. And the civil war is significant, as they are living in the same country, they are the same people, the same nation - but their ideas are different regarding how Ireland should be.
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"spits like a tamed cat, turned savage", could be a metaphor for the control of the "tamed" irish, who "spit" after turning "savage" with rage for the hundreds of year of oppression, along with the enjambment, that breaks the structure of the play, to represent the breaking down of the structure of irelad
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Could the iambic pentameter reflect how the British imposed their control onto the Irish?
+Lot Houston yes!
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Iambic pentameter usually gives a note of authority because it forces the speaker to speak slowly and clearly.
that is exactly what I thought when I reached that part of the video!
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The poem lacks rhyme - reflecting the lack of control and creating a slight sense of chaos. However, there is some HALF rhyme (the stressed syllables of the end constants rhyme, but the vowels before them don't) in the opening and closing couplets:
- 'squat' and slate'
- 'air' and 'fear'
This could imply that, at the start, there is still some order and control - but as the storm approaches and fear overcomes the speaker, this order, and therefore the rhythm, is lost: the shift to an unstructured form represents the chaos that the approaching storm is creating. Furthurmore, the half-rhyme could be reintroduced at the end of the poem as the speaker realises that his fear is unjustified: he is scared of 'a huge nothing', giving him a realisation that things aren't that bad; order is somewhat restored.
The same rhyme scheme at the beginning and end creates a cyclical structure so, on the other hand, it could be said that the reason for this half-rhyme is to imply that their way of life (in terms of the weather's effect) is unescapable.
The half rhyme could represent a form of organisation within a chaotic situation, such as the storm, for storms are not random but are consequences of the butterfly effect, taking place over large periods of time and stemming from something minor. The same can be applied for the metaphorical interpretation of conflict in Ireland.
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I've got a point that the enjambment of the simile "spits like a tame cat turned savage" makes it not make sense until you read on- "spits like a tame cat". This encourages you to read quickly, enforcing a sense of chaos.
And there is a structural disruption of the flow of the poem, to match the disruption that this transformation has caused
'Sink walls in rock and roof them with good slates'
Line 2 consists of harsh sounds and monosyllables and the harsh sounds, long vowels and monosyllabes may suggest the strength of the storm. Not sure if its right, just a point though.
or it could reflect how the Irish feel they are so secure against the storm by building their defences, increasing the irony as they are put in a false sense of security
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Could you say that the iambic pentameter gives a sense of order amongst chaos, as if the people of Northern Ireland are trying to form community against the troubles/storm and maintain tradition?
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When analysing the Iambic Pentameter, I thought maybe that the stressed syllables could also represent how the storm is battering the houses of those in Ireland but could also have a metaphoric interpretation of how the bombs were being dropped by the IRA during 'The Troubles'
The Troubles started 5 years after the poem was written
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could you say that just as "knive us" in the last word of that sentence, is not only showing an end to the personification, but showing the dramatic, intense ending of many soldiers lives due to the overwhelming power of weather. However because Owen continues to use personification it further emphasises the cyclical structure of the poem as it shows the continuous harsh weather conditions that will continue to end the lives soldiers during war.
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Isn't this part of exposure? not storm on the island?
Can you please compare this poem with ozymandias for power & conflict
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The iambic pentameter in sonnets for example usually reflects the sound of the heartbeat, which leads us to the love theme... In Heaney's usage I would interpret this sound as a marching sound, so it then would fit in the military images... And the struggles inside this meter then may reflect the fears of the confrontation
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The use of present tense also highlights that the conflict is still occurring,"we build","we are",etc
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So the storm is referring to the UK invading Ireland and at the beginning where the Poet is referring to the well built houses indicates that they have settled there and are living their lives there. The storm then explains how the UK or the Britons invaded and tried to change or claim what they have and basically give them a hard time (the storm).
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With the "wizened earth" quote you could say that since it is barren, the Catholics in Northern Ireland feel they don't really belong there and their opportunities have been limited by the Protestant rulers.
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Thanks for this excellent analysis! One thing to bear in mind though when discussing the historical context is to consider how the world existed when Heaney wrote the poem in 1964. Some of your references conflate the current situation with that which Heaney would have lived through.
+Kathrine Mortimore I'm not sure I agree: being a Catholic in Northern Ireland, he lived through persecution. He states as much in the stepping stones book of interviews which I read in preparation for this video.
Definitely I agree he would have experienced persecution, but the civil rights movement you refer to and the response to it leading to the IRA as we know it through the 'troubles' didn't really gain momentum until 1967. My interpretation would be the poem is in response to the border campaign from 1956-1962 which wasn't exactly the same as the terror campaign which resulted from the troubles which began in the late 60s if that makes sense. The only reason I think that is important is I'm not sure Heaney would have associated himself with the IRA as it then became known (bombing the Conservative party conference in Brighton for example); it was a different version of the IRA operating at the time he wrote the poem. The whole situation is so complex though, and I'm extremely grateful for your video which I used as a starting point for my research into the poem before I teach it. I thought I'd come back to you and let you know what I found.
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Hi, would you be able to tell me the difference between juxtaposition and an oxymoron and also which one is lang and which one is structure. Thanks
Juxtaposition is when a sentence or phrase carries over to the next line whereas an oxymoron is two contrasting words next to each other, such as "quiet bang". Juxtaposition is a structural technique and an oxymoron is a language technique. Hope I could help you! :)
For the part about iambic pentameter, I was wondering if you thought it could be like the English techniques are entering an Irish poem, like the protestants entered Ireland, and it's reflecting the conflict in that sense.
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Can someone please help me, if the question was asking about the effects/power of nature in storm of the island, am I allowed to include the interpretation of the storm as a metaphor for political battles and then go into that and still gain marks or am I only allowed to strictly talk about the literal interpretation of a literal storm?
If it's a question about nature, then you should respond with an answer about nature.
i'm not 100% sure but could the use of the iambic pentameter allude to the english invading ireland and seeking control and the irish conversational speech and experience link to how they might seek their own culture and oppose the english control? i'd really like for someone to correct me if i'm wrong. thank you as well, you've saved half my school with your videos!
I watched this and it really helped. Why would Heaney use semantic field of warfare? I am confused.
Because the poem is not only about a Storm 'on the Island', but also the Irish troubles in the late 20th century between Catholics and Protestants. The semantic field of warfare helps to reinforce that idea.
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You could suggest that the form blank verse is used to create a conversational tone and rhythm. This could also support the idea that Heaney is accustomed the frequent storms.
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Could the lack of anaphora suggest the lack of control that man had over nature or the storm at the time and also show how the people of Ireland couldn’t prevent the civil war between both the religions( catholics and Protestants) and the Republic of Ireland vs north Ireland. Also could it juxtapose the iambic pentameter and how that suggests how the British had certain control over Ireland
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Hi, i just had my mocks and for this poem i wrote about the structural features like how it starts off with 'prepared' then ends with 'fear' and this shows how destructive the force of nature is and the power of nature is much stronger than power of mankind. Is that a good point ?
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semantic field in line 17 and 18 "salvo" and "bombarded"
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Should we write about both interpretations or just stick to power or conflict
Could this be a good form feature? "we just sit tight while wind dives and strafes invisibly." This short sentence emphasises the effect that the weather has on the island, as well as the effect the conflict had on the whole of Northern Island.
that's a structure point, and I don't think it's particularly a short sentence!
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could you also say how the 'tame cat turned savage' presents how there are some things in nature that humans cannot control of (the cat may be a metaphor for nature) which could also symbolise the pandemonic and uncontrolled nature of Ireland at that period in time - Heaney may use this simile to criticise the "stormont" for not taking control of the situation and for allowing the Catholic-Protestant conflict to begin in the first place.
Could it be also to show the nature of the storm in how it neglects control by the islanders suggest by the half rhyme, but rather it controls them throught the iambic pentrameter. Alternatively it could metaphorically reprsenting the improsed control that is inflicted by the british on the the irish. Or perhaps the rejection by heaney in refusing to being controlled.
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i could get such better grades if aqa didnt expect me to remember so many quotes
'It'd be easier if the content was easier'...
Jack Cooper not really the content though is it, it used to be open book... it’s more about the points and analysis you make, you can’t do that if you have to remember so many quotes from 15 poems + 3 books
'Exploding comfortably' is an oxymoron used to describe the sea and suggests how heaney and the people of ireland have become comfortable with the conflict of the troubles and how to violence is normal, OR, the huge power of the sea and nature as if it 'exploding comfortably', it therefore must have much more power which we simply can not fathom as it is comfortable in such a powerful verb- hope this helps
The title also confirms it is about Ireland because part of the title is "stormont" which is the irish governmental building. Thought this may help :-)
I say that in the video!
Oh lol I was skipping through I'm trying to do all the poems as quick as possible I probably missed it sorry. I love these videos by the way, keep up the good work :-)
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anyone else watching this with their english exam being tomorrow??
yep💔
How could this poem be compared with the prelude?
Mr bruff would we really get any marks for saying what Heaney said - his quote - would you recommend us to state it in an exam?
"Earth has never troubled us with hay,so, as you see, there are no stacks or stools." This could relate to the hunger strikes that went on within the prisons during the troubles .
mrbruff > all our teachers
Thanks this really helped! If I may ask, is it necessary to analyse form in detail (because on some poems I’d rather just explore the most salient points, instead of trying to draw blood from a stone talking about form)?
No it’s not essential. Your main focus should be to answer the question.
mrbruff Ok that’s a relief! Thanks for the swift reply
Great analysis, particularly the political and historical influences. I think the last line of the poem could also be read as a suggestion to the reader that "fear" is a mental construction, something man-made. The "huge nothing" implies that the threat that both sides of the political divide feel could be changed with a simple change in attitude. I worked in a school in Londonderry/Derry for seven years; as I settled into the environment, i became more aware of the deep divisions that still remain for certain groups within the community. However, many people, young and old, are working hard to overcome them, trying to get rid of the "huge nothing" they fear.
Brilliant: thanks for that.
wait what is the name of the poem he is talking about around 2:16?
what poem should storm on the island be compared to
Abdullah Awan you can compare it to either The Prelude Extract or Exposure x
thanks Jess
You can also compare it to Ozymandias for power of man and of nature
Would you get recommend mentioning both interpretations - the power of nature and the conflict between Ireland and Northern Ireland?
+RastaMouse depends on the question
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Could the controlled blank verse form be a metaphor for the ordered militant force of the IRA?
Hi. I compared this to Kamakaze in my mock that was a few weeks ago, and basically I got a Grade 3 when I used your information etc so I'm a bit confused why I got a Grade 3. My teacher wrote that it was a bad choice for a second poem (Kamakaze), can you help me? :)
Ask them to explain - I have no idea!
you probably should have compared it to exposure or the prelude Kamikaze doesn't compare well with storm on the island
Yes i agree it would have been much better and easier to compare it to the Prelude
Comparing a war poem to a nature poem is going to be very difficult; no-one's gonna blame you if it goes south.
Because you compared it to kamikaze you bender
Mr Bruff, can you put the analysis for this poem in the revision guide, please?
Also, how can you tell how many syllables a word has?
good luck for tomorrow everyone :)
good luck!!!!!
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What if this was a poem about terrorism and its uncontrollable threat? We can do all we can to prevent it, but like the storm, it is an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. During the troubles, we could do everything we could to avoid it, but the reality was that an attack could happen anywhere at any time. We couldn't control it at all. The end of the poem, which talks about the huge nothing we fear could therefore be saying that just the threat of terrorism is enough, there doesn't actually have to be an attack, if the result is that people begin to live in fear.
Great video! I was wondering two things, firstly, if a poem wasn't a dramatic monologue , would rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter count as form? because I'm not sure what else to say in terms of form. Secondly, could Storm on the Island be compared to Tissue in the sense of political conflict/ terrorism and power of humans? Thanks!
+Bronwyn Hansen no and yes
mrbruff thankyou!
what island is Heany writing about and is it about what his ancestors went through?
Arran? Not too sure
I feel the predictable Iambic Pentameter contrasting with the chaotic effect of the Enjambment and lack of rhyme mirrors the predictability of the chaos / conflict - how it was the normal way of life and going to continue to be endured and suffered (reinforced by the half rhyming couplets at beginning and end, creating that cyclical structure)
To get a high grade, how many things about each poem should you remember?
quotes
language points
Structural/form points
Context
X15 + other books your studying and the language paper so.........quite a lot