basking shark Flashcards
to stub an oar on a rock where none should be
onomatopoeia/metaphor- hopes the emphasises the force of the contact. shows the shock as he knows the water well and there isn’t any rocks there.
“the rock” is also metaphorical when we realise that it is in fact a shark
to have it rise with a slounge out of the sea
the rock them comes to life and rises out of the sea
the word choice slounge shows the stark plunging out with a splash
is a thing that happened once (too often) to me
this encounter, although brief, was unsettling for MacCaig
‘(too often)’ parenthesis - once was more than enough emphasising the unsettling event
but not too often- though enough. I count as gain
there is a change in MacCai’s thoughts now
repetition of ‘too often’ detracts from his original sentiment
There has been some benefit of the displacement – he begins to question the different evolutionary paths both creatures (man and beast) have taken
on as seas tin- tacked with rain
setting- alliteration- onomatopoeia- the sea is calm and the rain falls like tacs onto the surface
that room sized monster
juxtaposition of ideas- room sized is large and rectangular- man made and not like the natural curvature of the shark
with a matchbox Brain
juxtaposition- both objects are point to the fundamental stages in mans evolution.
he displaced me
repetition of he, shows personal pronoun. showing human qualities
‘displaced me’
he shoggled me
Scottish word again suggesting abrupt movement
centuries back
he is critising his spoilt urbanised self. He recognizes that he has moved on from his roots
shook on a wrong branch of his family tree
sibilance - allows the reader a sense of movement and the sound of the sea
the shark has displaced MacCaig physically and metaphorically removed MacCaig from his own branch of the family tree and onto his.
