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English - Storm on the Island
Cards in this deck (7)
- 1ThemePower of Nature vs Power of Man
&
Effects of the weather - 2What type of Meter is it?10 Syllables per line -
iambic pentemeter - 3LanguageSimilie:
'Like a tame cat | Turned savage'
compares the sea to a cat, zoomorphism
enacts the shock of the sudden chage of temperment - 4StructureEnjambment:
'like a tamed cat | Turned savage'
reflects on going chaotic nature of the surroundings - huge difference in attitude, storm turned it violent - 5StructureCaesura:
'we are prepared; we build our houses squat'
momentarily slows down the pace
shows the prolonged, everlasting suffering of the islanders. - 6Language/TitleDescription
'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. - 7FormBlank Verse:
'Blank' demonstrates irregularity of the storm and how unpredictable it is
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- Storm on the Island
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- Ella Grosse · Mar 2018
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- Mar 22, 2018
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