MacCaig So Far

What is allusion?

• A reference to someone or something outside of the text

• Repetition of the same sounds in a group of words

• A comparison between two things

• The literal meaning of a word

Fill in the blank.

Basking Shark:

'But not too often - though enough. I count as _____'

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison where one thing is described as if it were something else

• A comparison where one thing is said to be like something else

• Attributing human qualities to something that is not human

• Repeated sounds at the beginning of words

Fill in the blank (one word):

Aunt Julia

Aunt Julia spoke Gaelic

____ loud and ____ fast

In the poem 'Basking Shark', where is the speaker of the poem and what happens to them?

Draw a Basking Shark

In the poem 'Aunt Julia', what is the problem the speaker of the poem has when staying with their aunt?

Draw the missing word:

'She wore men's ____

when she wore any'

What is enjambment?

• The continuation of a line of poetry without a break

• Bringing two things together to show the difference

• A story with a double meaning

• When a word or phrase is repeated for effect

Fill in the blank:

Basking Shark:

'That _________ monster with a matchbox brain'