BASKING SHARK COMMENTARY The basking shark is a poem talking about the encounter a man had with a certain species of shark – the basking shark. The encounter is filled with vivid detail‚ with imagery and diction that helps in setting the attitude of the poem‚ the tone‚ the human condition and the strengthening brought out to the poem‚ based on the imagery and structure. The poet presents the shark in a ver subdued manner‚ not hinting at the shark directly. Instead‚ he forst describes the shark
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Basking Shark : commentary By : Maaria Chehab Basking shark by Norman MacCaig is a free verse poem‚ that might have been written to question the ‘evil’ natures of humans‚ using sharks metaphorical renaissance for the idea. The narrator introduces this un-intuitive question in line 13‚ quite bluntly by saying “ So who is the monster? The thought made me grow pale….” MacCaig uses figurative language‚ syntax‚ and diction to create this artwork. The poem starts off in a body of water‚ with the narrator
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there are a lot of types of sharks in different shapes and sizes. But maybe you are wondering what they have in common or similar features of sharks. well‚ am going to tell you about the common features and characteristics of sharks. First I and going to tell about their appearance‚ or how they look. All sharks are made up of cartilage. A tough rubbery type of skin. Their skin being made of cartilage makes it easy for them to turn and menuver there boodies. Also if they get bitten it is easier for
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Mike Shot Sharks And Saved Them “We provoke a shark every time we enter the water where sharks happen to be‚ for we forget: The ocean is not our territory - it’s theirs.” - Peter Benchley (Author‚ best known for his novel ’Jaws’) It is interesting that Benchley should say that because it is perhaps “Jaws” (1975)‚ more than any other work of art‚ that is responsible for the unreasonable and unjustified fear that humans have of sharks. The premise of his story though is based upon a true incident
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Basking Shark Norman McCaig describes in his poem "Basking Shark"‚ his meeting between him and the shark‚ and how this had a profound effect on him‚ as it made him realise that the shark and himself comefrom the same family from way back in the past‚ and conveys to us that they are the same‚ that they are one. The presentation of the shark‚ as a "rock"‚ shows how strong‚hard and tough‚ including the fact that the poet describes it as an object‚ shows that the poet has no feelings for the shark
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| | | | | | | |10. The data below were gathered on a random sample of 5 basking sharks‚ swimming through the water and filter-feeding‚ i.e. | | | |letting the water bring food into their mouths. | | | |Mean speeds
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Sharks Sharks are one of the most feared carnivores in the sea. There are 365 species of of sharks in the sea as we know today. All sharks are carnivores. Most of them eat live fish‚ including other sharks. A shark’s most common natural enemy is an another shark. Most sharks eat their prey whole‚ or they tear off large chunks of the bodies. Some sharks crush their prey. Others take out small pieces off flesh from large fish. Sharks also feed on dead or dying animals. Sharks have the reputation of
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Why is it important to save the sharks? The shark is an apex predator of the marine ecosystem. In the marine ecosystem these predators are placed at the top of the food chain. Apex predators have a vital role in maintaining the health and balance of the ecosystems they dwell in. In addition to the previous statement if these top of the food chain predators were to be removed from their ecosystems‚ the health and balance of these ecosystems would become shattered and disturbed‚ with nobody to maintain
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New hybrid sharks discovered: Signs of global warming? January 3‚ 2012 In what is being hailed as the world’s first evidence of inter-species breeding among sharks‚ a team of marine researchers at the University of Queensland have identified 57 hybrid sharks in waters off Australia’s east coast. The new sharks possess genetic material from both the Australian blacktip shark (Carcharhinus tilstoni) and the common blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus). The Australian blacktip is smaller and tends
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_______________________ Great White Sharks by Erin Ryan The great white shark is one of the most recognizable sharks in the world. The only shark larger than a great white is the whale shark. Great white sharks have been found in each of the world’s oceans. Even though they have been spotted in waters as shallow as three feet (one meter) deep‚ these sharks spend most of their time in deep coastal waters. The great white shark is related to the prehistoric Megalodon shark‚ which grew to over sixty-five
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