Basking Shark (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What is the speaker's initial reaction when his oar hits the basking shark?
What is the speaker's initial reaction when his oar hits the basking shark?
Shock and fear
How many stanzas does 'Basking Shark' contain, and what is its rhyme scheme?
How many stanzas does 'Basking Shark' contain, and what is its rhyme scheme?
Five stanzas with rhyming triplets
What does the coined word 'slounge' combine to describe the shark's movement?
What does the coined word 'slounge' combine to describe the shark's movement?
'Slouch' and 'lounge'
What does 'roomsized monster with a matchbox brain' reveal about the speaker's initial view?
What does 'roomsized monster with a matchbox brain' reveal about the speaker's initial view?
His prejudice & sense of superiority
What does 'wrong branch of his family tree' suggest about humanity's evolution?
What does 'wrong branch of his family tree' suggest about humanity's evolution?
Humans may have evolved damagingly
What does 'displaced more than water' mean metaphorically?
What does 'displaced more than water' mean metaphorically?
The encounter shook the speaker's thinking
How has the meaning of 'monster' shifted by the poem's end?
How has the meaning of 'monster' shifted by the poem's end?
Humans are monstrous by their actions
What is the purpose of the rhetorical question 'So who's the monster?'
What is the purpose of the rhetorical question 'So who's the monster?'
Invite reflection on humanity's impact
What key theme explores how modern humans have become disconnected from their environment?
What key theme explores how modern humans have become disconnected from their environment?
Humanity's relationship to nature
What effect does comparing the shark's fin and tail to 'sails' create in the ending?
What effect does comparing the shark's fin and tail to 'sails' create in the ending?
Presents shark as graceful & majestic