Basking Shark Quotes

Question 1

roomsized monster

Answer 1

word choice- large in size emphasises the scale not only of the monsters size but also the fear of the speaker possible dangerous

Question 2

matchbox brain

Answer 2

word choice- contrasts with roomsized monsters as although large it is a basic animal opposite to us suggesting incompetence

Question 3

emerging from the slime of everything

Answer 3

word choice- everything suggests a universal experience emphasising the speakers realisation that we all came from the same beginning symbolysing the natural experience of life

Question 4

so whos the monster ?

Answer 4

rhetorical - draws attention to speakers realisation that the monster is scary due to size not nature and that is is humanity that is the issue

Question 5

he displaced more than water

Answer 5

word choice- displaced suggests to move suggesting it wasnt just the water that was moved but also the mind of the speaker as they realise they are alone at sea with no help

Question 6

to stub an oar on a rock

Answer 6

metaphor- compares the rock which is hard and immovable to the large shark emphasising the potential danger