Basking Shark Flashcards
“To stub on oar on a rock where none should be.” What is the rock?
The rock is a metaphor for the shark because of how slow its moving.
“That I once met“ what can this suggest?
This can suggest it was a pleasant experience and also it is past tense telling us it happened long ago.
What is the shark described as having?
A matchbox brain
When MacCaig says “So who’s the monster?” What is he trying to say?
He’s trying to say that we are the monsters and that we do more harm to the shark than the shark does to us.
What quote shows us how slow the shark is?
“Rise with a slounge out the sea”
What quote can show that he was frightened by the shark?
“He shoggled me”
“He displaced more than water”
“That roomsized monster with a matchbox brain.” What can this show about the shark?
This can show that the shark doesn’t have a big mental capacity and isn’t capable of many things.
What can “I count as gain” Imply about the situation?
That he counted it as a positive experience for him.
What does MacCaig mean by “the slime of everything” ?
The slime could be a reference to evolution and how after all these years the shark is still alive.
What shows us that MacCaig is out at sea?
“That once I met, on a sea tin tacked with rain”
