1 Which phrase is an example of alliteration? "listen to the thing" "the wizened earth has never" "space is a salvo" "can raise a tragic refrain" 2 What do the poem's houses symbolize? The oppressiveness of education The culture of the people who live in them The talent and artistry of Irish people The strength of the storm 3 To which animal does Heaney compare the storm? A cat A wolf A lizard A lion 4 Which best describes the speaker's tone at the beginning of the poem? Confident Sarcastic Furious Imploring 5 Which best describes the speaker's tone at the end of the poem? Comic Protective Thoughtful Brash 6 What is this poem's meter? Dactylic pentameter Iambic hexameter The poem lacks a consistent meter Iambic pentameter 7 Which word from "Storm on the Island" is the clearest instance of onomatpoeia? "wizened" "salvo" "fear" "blast" 8 Which real event may the poem's storm refer to? The Troubles in Ireland The toppling of the Hawaiian monarchy The 1918 Russian Revolution The American invasion of Iraq 9 What best describes the poem's central contradiction or paradox? The islanders fear the storm, though it is made of air The islanders pray for rain, though storms cause them harm The islanders build low houses, even though they flood with every storm The islanders choose to remain on a dangerous island 10 What does the speaker articulate about the relationship between the sea and the storm? The sea helps slow the storm's winds as they approach the island The sea is a frightening place to be in the storm, more so than on land The storm whips up the sea and scares the fish The storm turns the sea into a dangerous force 11 Which of the following is a motif in this poem? Clocks The theater War Tourism 12 What does the word "salvo," as used in line 17, refer to? A Catholic ceremony A type of medicine used for burns A discharge of gunfire A large ceramic bowl 13 What does the word "stooks," as used in line 5, refer to? A leather belt A bird of prey An arrangement of grain A test taken by Irish schoolchildren 14 Who is the poem's speaker? A child who likes to pretend to live on an island An anthropologist studying the island A visitor to the island A resident, or group of residents, on the island 15 The "ai" sounds in the phrase "raise a tragic refrain" create which of the following? Rhyme Anaphora Assonance Alliteration 16 The phrase "spits like a tamed cat / Turned savage" makes use of: Onomatopoeia Rhyme Hyperbole Enjambment 17 Which phrase is an example of assonance? "We are prepared" "the very windows, / spits like a tame cat" "there are no stacks / or stooks" "the empty air, / strange" 18 What poetic form does "Storm on the Island" follow? Villanelle Sonnet None Heroic couplet 19 Which word best describes the island residents? Tasteful Stoic Creative Silly 20 How many lines are in this poem? 12 20 19 15 21 What is the primary effect of the "K" and "T" sounds in the poem's first lines? Showing the speaker's practical, efficient attitude Making the islanders' language sound foreign and strange Revealing that the speaker is a young child Mimicking the sound of falling rain 22 The phrase "the wizened earth has never troubled us" is an example of which device? Simile Understatement Metonymy Personification 23 In which lines does the poem's only use of end-rhyme occur? 14-15 11-12 18-19 1-2 24 Which theme is NOT extensively explored in this poem? Fear Community and Solidarity Science and technology Nature 25 What does the word "strafe" implicitly compare the wind to? A military aircraft A carriage pulled by four horses A canoe used in Ireland A small sailboat