Poetry-Basking Shark Flashcards
1
Q
‘To stub an oar on a rock’
A
Metaphor- comparing the shark to a rock, bulky/solid without feeling or intelligence.
2
Q
‘To have it rise’
A
‘It’ is the shark that is is charge
3
Q
‘(Too often)’
A
The poet is frightened but he tried to inject humour (with the parenthesis) to make light of the situation
4
Q
‘But not too often-though enough’
A
Disjointed sentence structure in line 1 syntax breaks down suggesting confusing. That indicates no rush frightening at first but now thinks the experience is worthwhile.
5
Q
‘He displaced more than water.’
A
The movement of the shark made the man rethink life and his position in it.
6
Q
‘Emerging’
A
The shark emerges from the water. Growing up=new, clear and dark into light
