An Anyalsis of the poem 'The Fish' by Elizabeth Bishop

The poem 'The Fish' by Elizabeth Bishop is a narrative poem told in first person about the capture of a fish by an amateur fisher and the progression of the understanding for the beauty of nature. As the poem progresses the speaker moves from a sympathetic pitiful view to a respected and admiring view of the fish. The internal confrontation of the speaker is aided with vivid imagery and similes. The speaker convinces the reader …

…a detractive statement by using 'and' instead of 'so' the sentence is isolated and concludes the poem in a discrete sudden way, which ends the dramatic climax of the poem. Bishop does an excellent job of using imagery, similes, tone and sound devices to create the growing relationship with herself and the fish. From an image of a helpless captive fish the reader's admiration is able to grow for something as trivial as a fish