Basking Shark Flashcards
(12 cards)
“rock where none should be”
Metaphor - shark to rock, emphasises his appearance
Word choice of “none” - unexpected nature of the experience
“slounge out of the sea”
Neologism/Assonance - new word stresses the unique nature of the experince, stretches the ,ovemnt of the shark, sound of movement lasts
“once (too often) to me
Wc “once” - unique experience
“(too often)” - emphasises his discomfort - can alsoe create a confessional tone
“gain”
wc - recognition of value
“matchbox brain”
dismissive metaphor - originally underrestemated the shark
“he displaced more then water”
metaphor - movement to the shift of his mentality/ beliefs
“he shoggled me centuries back”
“centuries” - wc shifts towards evolution
enjambment - how long it took them to evolve
“swish”
onomatopoeia - disoriantating/quick movement
reinforces ideas of displacement
“fling”
tone - self deprecating
he sees himself as a throwaway
Wc- suggests realisation came quickly
“so who’s the monster?”
repetition - earlier referene to shark
rhetorical question - designed for consideration
“sail after sail”
metaphor - emphasises sheer size and change of perspective
Repetition - size and grace - no longer a ‘rock or a ‘monster
Key Themes
-past
-Nature
-Relationships
-change
-Humanity
-Isolation
-Setting
