Elizabeth Bishop's poem, "The Fish," expresses a speaker's view of nature from outside it, to becoming one with it. The writing suggests that by catching and then releasing a fish, the angler bonds with this fish and begins to view the world as this fish does, if only momentarily; the two worlds com...
Elizabeth Bishop, the author of "The Fish," hides a variety of poetic meanings in her poem. ... Bishop tells the classic fishing story with a slight twist. ... Another poetic tool used by Bishop is diction. ... In line sixty-five Bishop talks about victory. ... Bishop begins with a dull tone. ...
Elizabeth Bishop's poem entitled "The Fish" is an epic story of a recreational fisher and the catch of her lifetime, the elusive, battle tested fish. ... Her mood soon turns from excitement to disappointment when the fisher realizes that her catch "hadn't fought at all" (Bishop 120). ... When we reach line 24 Bishop's attitude toward the fish changes. Although talk of unpleasant "blood", Bishop uses positive adjectives for the first time, with her use of "fresh" and "crisp." ... Bishop brings us along on her admiration of the fish. ...
