higher English basking sha

stub

word choice→ suggests that the boats oar has hit something solid, something that refuses to give even a little

rock

metaphor→ suggests that the shark, like a rock, is hard and immovable

have

word choice → shows the shark is in control of the meeting and dominating the poet.

slounge

word choice→ conveys the slow, lazy movement of the surfacing creature it describes

is a thing that happened once (too often) to me

suggests the poet doesnt want to see the shark again

but not too often

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