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The fish
Elizabeth Bishop
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. “I caught … velnerable” | I caught a tremendous fish… he didnt fight ... grunting ... battered and velerable |
| 2. His brown … sea-lice” | His brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper … White Sea-lice |
| 3. “ the frightened … blood” | The frightened gills, fresh and crisp with blood |
| 4. “I looked …” | I looked into his eyes |
| "They Shifted ... his jaw" | They shifted a little, but not to return my stare. ... i admire his sullen face, the mechanism of his jaw |
| "And then ..." | And then I saw that from his lower lip ... grim, wet, and weapon like, hung five old pieces of fish line. |
| "Like medals ..." | Like medals with their ribbons frayed and wavering |
| "I stared ... a rainbow" | I stared and stared and victory filled up the little rent boat ... where oil had spread a rainbow |
| "until everything ..." | Until everything was rainbow, rainbow, rainbow! and i let the fish go |