The Appreciation of The Fish |
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| Abstract: | The Fish by Marianne Moore was published in1921 and this poem leaves large space for the readers to conduct comprehensive interpretation.A couple of significant aspects of the poem are well worth discussing and appreciating.In this paper,the poem will be summarized in a way of story-telling and some indispensable elements of the poem will be analyzed in detail.First,the structure of the poem will be analyzed from two perspectives:the disordered arrangement of the lines and the missing of the subject.Besides,the metre of the poem will be analyzed:strict rhyme scheme and alliteration.What’s more,the figure of speech applied in the poem needs to be paid more attention:simile,metaphor and personification.In particular,the contrast of colors in this poem will be studied:darkness and colorfulness.Last but not least,the theme of the poem is opening and three themes will be discussed:life and death,natural disaster and man-made damage,the symbiosis. |
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