storm on the island

• what form is the poem written in

  dramatic monologue

  blank verse

  iambic pentameter

  lots of enjambment and caesura- mirrors that nature is unpredictable
• how does the poem open

  'we are prepared'

  emphasises sense of community

  strength and unity

  also shows mans ignorance
• how does the poem develop

  nature becomes more frightening

  plosive alliteration

  nature is unbeatable
• 'blows fall blast'


  plosive alliteration

  power of the storm
• 'tragic chorus'


  metaphor

  speaker wants to hear the thing you fear
• 'fear'


  repetition

  the community fears nature
• 'exploding comfortably'


  oxymoron

  waves are insubstantial compared to storm
• link the prelude and exposure

  power of nature
• link the emigree

  places in conflict
• link the prelude, london and exposure

  powerlessness