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Storm on the island- what does the quote 'We just sit tight while wind dives and strafes invisibly' suggest and what device is it?

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The people of the island expect the storm and ‘are prepared’ by building their houses low down in height so they are not blown over. The houses are also built in a sturdy manner, with walls sunk ‘in rock’ so they stand up to the power of the wind and rain.

and it is personification

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The lines are iambic pentameter, that is formed of five iambs or metric feet per line. This usually produces a dignified, stately rhythm, suitable for the subject Concise, spare imagery, colloquialisms alternating with Lyricism, produce changes in mood to match the subject. There is no formal structured rhyme scheme, but a rhythmic effect is created by the frequent use of internal rhyme, consonance and assonance. The unstructured composition reflects the emotions of the speaker as his thoughts develop

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"We just sit tight while wind dives

The long vowels, a stretched out T sound, are assonance and rhythmic, giving the line coherence.

'Wind dives' is a metaphor, coupling a dynamic verb with the noun Diving is one of a lexical field relating to war - 'dive, 'strafes', 'salvo', and 'bombarded'.

Sitting "tight" whilst an imaginary war is conducted outside must be terrifying But does this refer to a real conflict? In Heaney's lifetime he expressed strong views on The Troubles, longed for peace and grieved for the people suffering violence. This line echoes "exploding comfortably" in line 13, but is more real more immediate.

"strafes invisibly"

This relates to war planes, where "strafing" - gunfire from the air - threatens. The word belongs to the lexical field of war and violence. The invisibility of the attacker makes it even more terrifying.

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