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How are nature and its effects explored in the poems Patrolling Barnegat and Storm on the Island?
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How are nature and its effects explored in the poems Patrolling Barnegat and Storm on the Island? Introduction Both of the poems were written in the present tense. In Patrolling Barnegat, the events of the poem are being described as they happen, for example, "A group of dim, weird forms". Also, In Storm on the Island, they are many examples of the use of the present tense, for example, "We are prepared". In both of the poems, the use of the present tense fills us with uncertainty about what will happen next and conveys a sense of drama to us. The storyline is very similar in both of the poems. They are both centred on storms at sea. In Patrolling Barnegat, we find this out on the first line, "Wild, wild the storm, and the sea high running". In Heaney's poem, we learn about the poems storyline in the title, Storm...
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