The Fish (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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When did Bishop discover Florida and her love of fishing?
When did Bishop discover Florida and her love of fishing?
In the late 1930s, according to her notebooks.
What year did Bishop send her poem to Marianne Moore?
What year did Bishop send her poem to Marianne Moore?
She sent it in January 1940.
Where was 'The Fish' first published?
Where was 'The Fish' first published?
In the Partisan Review in March 1940.
What perspective does the poem 'The Fish' use?
What perspective does the poem 'The Fish' use?
It is narrated in the first person.
What does the speaker in 'The Fish' use to describe details?
What does the speaker in 'The Fish' use to describe details?
Minute descriptions and calculated use of detail.
How are the fish's eyes described in 'The Fish'?
How are the fish's eyes described in 'The Fish'?
Larger, shallower, yellowed, with tarnished tinfoil.
What does the fish's unresponsive gaze signify?
What does the fish's unresponsive gaze signify?
There’s no sentient contact between them.
What is the main theme of struggle in Bishop's poetry?
What is the main theme of struggle in Bishop's poetry?
The struggle is mostly internalized.
Why does Bishop release the fish at the end?
Why does Bishop release the fish at the end?
It may be out of respect for the fish's history.
What transforms the speaker's relationship with nature?
What transforms the speaker's relationship with nature?
The accidental industrial rainbow she sees.