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: with ice, daffodils, and cold springtime weather
Explanation:
Answer: C. Gideon’s position as a tribal medicine man dictates that he not betray the secret to outsiders.
Explanation:
In <em>“No Witchcraft for Sale”</em>, Lessing's short story, Gideon is the protagonist of the story. He is a Native African who works as a cook for the Farquars family.
In the story, the boy from the Farquars family almost goes blind when a snake spits venom in his eyes. Luckily for him, Gideon helps him with some herbs used by the native people. When doctors come into the Farquars house to investigate this event, Gideon refuses to reveal the medicine he used. As stated in the story itself,<em> "They all realized he would never give in."</em> The correct option is, therefore, C.
