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Description
Flashcards by Ella Grosse, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ella Grosse
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Theme | Power of Nature vs Power of Man & Effects of the weather |
| What type of Meter is it? | 10 Syllables per line - iambic pentemeter |
| Language | Similie: 'Like a tame cat | Turned savage' compares the sea to a cat, zoomorphism enacts the shock of the sudden chage of temperment |
| Structure | Enjambment: 'like a tamed cat | Turned savage' reflects on going chaotic nature of the surroundings - huge difference in attitude, storm turned it violent |
| Structure | Caesura: 'we are prepared; we build our houses squat' momentarily slows down the pace shows the prolonged, everlasting suffering of the islanders. |
| Language/Title | Description 'Storm on the Island' lack of an article demonstrates how there are multiple storms and that they aren't uncommon. Speaker is accustomed to the violence of nature. |
| Form | Blank Verse: 'Blank' demonstrates irregularity of the storm and how unpredictable it is |
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