Storm on the Island

What are the people in the poem preparing for ?

• A war

• A storm

• First day of school

• Death

In what country does the poem infer it is located in?

• Scotland

• Wales

• Ireland

• Germany

Why isn't this island a good place to farm?

• Too urban

• Weather is too harsh

• There's no one to do the work

• It's great for farming!

What does the use of the collective pronouns imply?

• That they are part of a community and share the same thoughts

• That they think alone

• That there's 2 people talking

• I have no clue

What tone do all the adjectives and onomatopoeia used?

• aggressive and harsh

• happy

• informal

• religious

What technique is used in the line ' We are bombarded by the empty air'

• foreshadowing

• alliteration

• sibilance

• oxymoron

With what theme does the poem start?

• death

• safety and security

• hate

• love and peace

With what theme does the poem end with?

• loneliness and fear

• love and peace

• death and hate

• no clue

In what line does the poem start to shift tone ?

• 'The sea is company'

• 'But no'

• 'Which might prove company, when it blows full'

• 'we are prepared'