in most instances when the last consonant sounds of words rhyme but the preceding vowel sounds do not (this can be vice versa)

language used in ordinary conversation, not formal or literary

Analysing the poem 'Storm on the Island'

English

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets presents the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 12 of the 15 poems from the 'Power and Conflict' anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in three groups, and they pause after each group to compare how those poems present common themes.

Poetry anthology: first study

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

In 'Storm on the Island', how does the speaker's tone change as the poem progresses?

What's the impact of the iambic pentameter used in 'Storm on the Island?

Why might Heaney have used colloquialisms in 'Storm on the Island'?

Heaney uses __________ to show man asserting his dominance over nature in 'Storm on the Island'.

it should include notes on the writer's methods

What is true of supporting detail when planning a written answer?

What is being described here: 'A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together.'?

the words a writer uses to convey meaning

the pause created at the end of a line of poetry

the use of punctuation in the middle of a line

the continuation of a sentence without a pause past the end of a line

In 'Storm on the Island', Heaney may be showing the conflict between {{}} and man. 

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

Starter Quiz