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Compare and Contrast “Hurricane Hits England” By Grace Nichols and “Storm on the Island”
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Compare and Contrast "Hurricane Hits England" By Grace Nichols and "Storm on the Island" By Seamus Heaney "Hurricane Hits England" about a hurricane that came across from the Caribbean and hit the South coast of England (Sussex). In 1987 the poem takes place at night and follows the poet, Grace Nichols, as she talks and questions the hurricane like it were an old friend. "Storm on the lsland" is set on the top of a cliff on a barren island off the coast of Ireland. It describes the storm and how the village people are prepared for it and have built there houses "squat". This shows that there are storms there frequently and it also speaks of no "trees" to avoid falling branches. "Storm on the Island" is written in blank verse. This reflects the crashing motion of the storm. It was often used by Shakespeare because it sounds like spoken...
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