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English Language Assignment A: Response to Poetry from Other Cultures and Traditions
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English Language Assignment A: Response to Poetry from Other Cultures and Traditions Many poets write about the power of nature. Using 'Hurricane Hits England' by Grace Nichols and 'Storm on the Island' by Seamus Heaney, discuss which poet in your opinion has conveyed the power of a storm most vividly. Both poets use the power of nature to indicate the violence of the storm. 'Storm on the Island' by Seamus Heaney is from death of a naturalist and was written in 1991. 'Hurricane Hits England' by Grace Nichols was written in 1967. Both poets use the content, structure and language of the poem to express the power of Nature, from different cultural and gender perspectives. Nichols writes about an incident in England when a Hurricane hits the coast, she thinks that the storm is following her because she lived in the Caribbean where Hurricanes were more common. Heaney writes about an incident on an Irish...
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