Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney AQA Power and Conflict

Where was Seamus Heaney born?

• Northern Ireland

• England

• Southern Ireland

• Scotland

What sort of school did Heaney attend?

• Protestant

• Grammar

• Catholic boarding

• Secondary Modern

What is the first line of the poem?

• We build our houses squat

• It is a huge nothing that we fear

• Spits like a tame cat

• We are prepared

What point of view does the poet use to write the poem?

• First person singular (I)

• First person plural (we)

• Second person (you)

• Third person (he/she/they)

Why are the house rooves made of slate?

• There is no straw to use as thatch

• Slate is cheap

• There are no trees

• Slate doesn't break

What does "squat" mean?

• Low and slow

• Slow and tired

• Tall and thin

• Short and wide

What does 'wizened' mean?

• Old and wise

• Grown up

• Shrivelled with age

• Dead

What does "strafes" mean?

• Attacks from aircraft

• Works hard

• Tears strips from

• Beats up

What is Stormont?

• A village attacked during the Troubles

• Building where the Northern Irish government sits

• British Parliament

• Southern Irish parliament

When was the Good Friday agreement between Northern and Southern Ireland signed?

• 1968

• 1978

• 1988

• 1998