In English class this past week, we focused on the poem "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop. When I first read this, I thought This whole poem is just about catching a fish? And I was right, but I didn't understand the reason she actually wrote the poem. First she observes and describes the old fish in great detail. She sees how the fish has fought so had in its life and she doesn't want to be the one that ends it for him. So she let's the fish go in the end!
Bishop uses a lot of similes. For example, " His brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper". She does this to compare objects to others so that the readers can relate to what she is saying. She also uses a lot of repetition and descriptive words to paint a picture in the reader's mind. In some parts, she leaves room for imagination to visualize what's happening. I think this was a good poem to start with for our poetry section.
Outside reading:
Friday- 45 min.
Saturday- 50 min.
Sunday- 55 min.
Hey Isa I thought the same thing. The whole poem was just about catching a fish. However, I also like the way Bishop used descriptive words and similes to help me imagine what the setting looked like.
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice post Isa! And i agree with you about the whole Fish poem. It was very helpful for me when we went over it in class and then i understood it so much more.
ReplyDeleteThis is a post that I can relate to a lot because I actually had the same mind set. I actually thought that the story was just going to be about memories in the fifth grade but it had a deeper meaning. Their were many similes and metaphors in my poem that i read as well. They went into great depth in painting a vivd picture which made it easier to read.
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