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

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Janiya Glass

6 March, 13:16

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

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Meadow Wiley · Answer 1

b is the apex answer

Donte Luna · 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.