Basking Shark Quotes Flashcards
To stub an oar on a rock where none should be
Metaphor comparing a rock to the shark. Both a large stupid
Slounge
W.C ordinary suggests lethargic and inelegant
But not too often - though enough
Dash indicates no rush although initially frightening experiments worth while
On a sea tin-tacked with rain
Alliteration can see and hear the rain on the sea
Roomsized monster with a matchbox brian
Roomsized monster- metaphor the size of the shark to the size of a room emphases sheer size
Matchbox brian- compares sharks grain to a matchbox. Emphasizes the simplicity and stupidity of the shark
He displaced more than water
W.C he gives shark human qualities again
Metaphor compares the shark physically moving the poet to moving the poets way of thinking
He’s shoggled me
W.C shake literally and figuratively again moved the poet and poets way of thinking
Decedent townee
Shook on the wrong branch of his family tree
Enjambent highlights shool the encounter really impacted him
Metaphor the shark is being compared to the tree of life. Shark is linked to us just as every other ancestor we are not above him
Swish up the dirt and when it settles all the clearer
Metaphor compares mixing mud into a spring to the encounter with the shark. Similarities are that it’s murky and scary for abit but it’s clear after
Emerging
Connotes epiphany and coming out shoes new sence of clarity after the encounter
Slime if everything
W.C slime connotes unpleasant and yucky reminder we are humble beings
Everything connotes inclusion and all shows that we are connected as one
So who’s the monster?
Rhetorical question emphases that’s the poet is no longer sure who the superior being is and that we as humans over estimate ourselves
Sail after sail
Metaphor compares the shark to a boat. Both interacted and beautiful different to the earlier comparison of the simple rock
Tall fin slid away
Slid connotes elegance difference to the earlier slounge
