Techniques Heaney uses to emphasise irony in
Storm on the Island:

Putting "huge" and "nothing" next to each other. This highlights
how strange the situation is. Despite huge physical preparations,
ultimately it is only air that is frightening.

what is this technique?

Write a letter to your best friend in london

In a short story the narrator's word choice

2. page 1: schlosser describes "just another gorgeous rocky mountain vista. and yet cheyenne mountain is hardly pristine." why do you think schlosser describes the beautiful cheyenne mountain scene in detail before describing the military installation that lies inside?