Storm on the island - seamus Heaney

• written by - Seamus Heaney
• we are prepared
• spits like a tame cat/ turned savage.
• exploding comfortably down on the cliffs
• strange, it’s a huge nothing that fear
• Wind dives and strafes invisibly. Space is a salvo. We are bombarded by the empty air.
• STORMONT - Northern Ireland’s parliament buildings
• Single stanza

  • Reflect strong architecture
  • Solidarity, reflects togetherness
  • No time to stop a breathe
• enjambment

  • Storm is relentless and unforgiving
  • Gathers energy like a storm and builds momentum
• Half rhyme

  • Rigid and shows unpredictability of the storm
  • Wild storm refuses to be controlled