The main conflict is defeating the storm.
Actually a convergence of three storms onto one Geographic location. Yikes!
Other conflicts include the shrimper's need to make more money by taking one last trip out to sea even though it was the dangerous season. The shrimper's wives obviously don't want them to go out again as they worry and don't like to be alone.
The shrimp boat owner encourages one last trip as he wants more money as well.
The shrimpers risk losing their jobs if they refuse to make the last trip.
Answer:
Storm on the IslandStorm on the Island
GCSE Literature Seamus HeaneyGCSE Literature Seamus Heaney
SeamusSeamus
HeaneyHeaney
Seamus Heaney was born in Northern
Ireland in 1939, the eldest of nine children.
His father was ...
Storm onStorm on
the Islandthe Island
The poem describes the experience of being in a
cliff top cottage on an island off ...
What’s going on?
Lines What Happens?
1 - 5 Heaney describes how the community
prepares for the storm
6 - 13
14 - 19
In thi...
What’s going on?
Lines What Happens?
1 - 5 Heaney describes how the community
prepares for the storm
6 - 13 There is a cha...
Structure
• Free verse (no rhyme) – The power and
freedom of the weather, in particular the
storm
• One stanza – The isola...
GlossaryGlossary
Match the vocabulary from the poem
with the correct definition:
wizened (line 3) bombard with
artillery s...
Explanation:
Answer:
As a result and similarly
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