key themes
natural power
fear and isolation
mans relationship with nature
key techniques
blank verse
enjambment
caesura
assonance
oxymoron
Metaphores and Similies
Lines 1 to 5
Seamus repeats the word we in the first line to show that he is not on his own.
The islanders are prepared for the storm. They build there houses squat and then walls being thick so they can handle the storm. He uses repetition of a vowel sound. The word wizened in line 3 can mean shriveled old and can also mean wise and experienced.
Nothing grows on the island.
