Word choice Flashcards
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “it rise”
word choice of “rise” suggests shark is in charge/dominant in the situation.
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “slounge”
onomatopoeia - noise of waves, clumsy movement
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “i count as gain”
emphasises the experience is worthwhile - explains reasons why in rest of poem
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “met”
experience is now not a shock
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “room sized monster”
“room size” emphasises size of shark
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “he displaced more than water”
idea of shark making him rethink his life and man’s position in it.
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “shoggled”
shark is in control again - shark moving him self depreciating.
use of colloquial words
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “decadent townee”
moved far away from his origins.
decadent - he has lost his sense of purpose in his life and become too immersed in the pursuit of hedonistic pleasures.
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “swish”
onomatopoeia - the swish of water also alludes to the idea of displacement in the previous stanza
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “dirt”
the dirt in this case is the murky thought of how humans evolved into what they are now. this idea of dirt in our origins continues with the choice of the word slime.
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “emerging”
growing up from prehistoric times.
the word emerging in the final line of this stanza reinforces this new, almost epiphanic sense of clarity associated with coming out of dark and into light.
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “everything”
shows how the poet is connected to every animal
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “for twenty seconds”
shows it does not require much thought - emphasises how man is the monster
How does the writer use word choice in the phrase “the tall fin”
shows shark is an elegant being - contrast to at the start of the poem
