storm on the islan

• Form – Blank Verse – single stanza – Reflects the Power and order in Nature – lack of rhyme representative of the lack of predictability from our perspective. Single stanza reflects the need for Humanity to stand together against Nature (or is against extremists/prejudice?); might also represent how the world is one, no matter what is in it? Sense of togetherness, and respect for Nature and its power
• we r prepared--> creates feeling of sfaety and unity
• sapce is a salvo. we are bombareded by empty air"--> semantic field of war
• spits like a tame cat gone savage.--> something once controllable has become savage and unpredictable-->causeura(hte full stope) emphasises themodd chaneg
• strange, itsa huge nothing we fear--> shift from confidence to uncertainty--> shows power of storm+human failure to control he elements
• "huge nothing"-->shows power of storm but alos undermnies the power as the narrator reminds himself that it is a hug nothing--> ide that the storm is hard to define makes it terryfing