ISLAND MAN
The author of Island Man
Grace Nichols
When a word imitates the sound it describes.
Onomatopoeia
What cracks like a pod?
the skin
Stanza ONE line One
Morning
Stanza THREE line FOUR
and the flow has found
Total stanzas in the poem
Five
A society which contains several different cultural groups
Multi-cultural
Who screamed in the liquid sun?
the naked children
Stanza FIVE line ONE
Another London day
Stanza TWO line ONE
Imagine the drip of it,
The sound that was in Island Man's head?
Blue surf
The shared way of life, customs and beliefs of a group of people.
Culture
The small splash........ in a tin
Echo
Stanza THREE line TWO
of a grey metallic soar
Stanza ONE line TWO
There never is enough water
groggily groggily
Pictures painted with words
Imagery
The flow has found a roar..........
of tongues
Stanza FOUR line THREE
island man heaves himself
Stanza THREE line SIX
a congregation: every man woman
Where did Island Man live?
London
When a single thought or sentence runs over more than one line of a poem.
Enjambment
Where did the people congregate?
The municipal pipe.
Stanza TWO line SIX
he always comes back groggily groggily
Stanza FOUR line THREE
their highlights polished to perfection