Structure

• Dramatic monologue

  • One-way conversation
  • shows that this experience is significant, is a turning point in his life.
  • further emphasises the power of nature over humans
• One long stanza

  • Overwhelming
  • no time to stop or breath similar to being in a storm.
  • overwhelming power of nature
  • long complex sentences- the enigmatic, ambiguity of nature.
• Contrast between language of conflict and colloquial language

  • Implies that this is everyday life for the narrator and he has gotten used to it.
  • nature is integrated into everyday life- there’s no way of ignoring it
• Enjambment

  • Creates a constant barrage of information reflecting the constant barrage of the storm on the house