1. Basking Shark
Analysis 1

2. The Encounter lines 1-6 Technique Line reference Quotation comment
Word choice 1
‘stub’
1 and 2
‘to stub/to have’
Unusual sentence structure. Infinitive “to have” at the beginning suggests an unstoppable force. The effect is to create a tension and suspense until the meaning is completed 2
‘rock’
‘slounge’
Parenthesis
The alarm caused in the poet is neatly shown with the humorous aside (too often) implying this is not an encounter he wishes to repeat.

3. The Encounter lines 1-6 Technique Line reference Quotation comment
Word choice
‘gain’
‘met’
Metaphor
alliteration 5
‘on a sea tin tacked with rain’
‘tin tacked’
Metaphor/contrast 6