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Prepared for what?

Prepared for what?

In Storm on the Island, a speaker describes how an island community prepares for violent weather. The opening, “We are prepared”, sounds confident, but the poem gradually reveals how exposed the islanders are.

2.1.7 Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /2.1.7 Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney

Step-by-step lessons on Oxford AQA IGCSE English Literature 2.1.7 Storm on the Island by Seamus Heaney. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the poetry and unseen-text skills before moving on to the longer, comparison-heavy essay questions on the set prose and drama texts.

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