Question

Read the following excerpt from the poem ''The fish''by Elizabeth Bishop

A green line,frayed at the end where he broke it two,heavier lines nd a fine black
thread still crimped from the strain and snap when it broke and he got away like medals
with their ribbons frayed and wavering a five haired beard of wisdom trailing from his
aching jaw.

What feeling does her use of similie suggest?
A.Nostalgia
B.respect
C.repulsion
D.Humor

Answer 1

b is the apex answer

Answer 2

B.respect

A simile is a comparison between to different things using like or as. In the poem, the simile is "he got away like medals with their ribbons frayed and wavering a five haired beard of wisdom". The speaker is using the simile to compare the hook and line left behind i the fish's jaw to medals that someone might win in a competition. The comparison shows the speaker's respect for the fish's victory over man and his rod.