Basking Shark Flashcards
1
Q
“Slounge”
A
Onomatopoeic
suggests a sheer size of the shark
2
Q
“room-sized monster with a matchbox brain”
A
This is an exaggeration of the word “room-sized”
This is a contrast with “matchbox brain”
This is showing the poet’s humour that although the shark is large, it is not very dangerous.
3
Q
“smile of everything”
A
Word choice.
Takes the poet back to the origins of all life; we are all part of the “slime”. It emphasises the baseness of the beginning.
4
Q
“So who’s the monster?”
A
Rhetorical question
The poet is left unsettled, he is asking questions about evolution and who the real monster is. He is saying that the real monster is us, society and humans.
