| The Fish (Group 2) |
| by Elizabeth Bishop |
| Here and therehis brown skin hung in strips
like ancient wallpaper, and its pattern of darker brown was like wallpaper: shapes like full-blown roses stained and lost through age. He was speckled with barnacles, fine rosettes of lime, and infested with tiny white sea-lice, and underneath two or three rags of green weed hung down. |
Instructions: Each individual student MUST post his or her sentences (mini, mini explication) about this section of the poem. The recorder Must post his or her individual sentence, as well as the GROUP paragraph, upon which you must agree. The GROUP paragraph must be EXACTLT 9 sentences. You must all decide as a group that the paragraph is to your exact specification. Come to agreement. Only then will the recorder post the GROUP paragraph.
and infested
with tiny white sea-lice,
and underneath two or three
rags of green weed hung down
My Explination:
Elizabeth was describing the health of the fish stating that the fish was infested with tiny sea-lice. Bishop is trying to explain the enviroment the fish is staying in is hazardous. The water is contaminated with sea-lice and slowly but surely the fish will die because of the sea-lice. She also states “and underneath two or three rags of green weed hung down meaning the fish swims low to the bottom of the sea.
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Group Work :
The Author goes into great detail explaining the characteristics of the fish. She states “Here and there his brown skin hung in strips like ancient wallpaper” comparing his skin to wallpaper. By using this comparison she signifies the fish of old age. Going into further detail she states “shapes like full-blown roses stained and lost through age” meaning the pattern of the scales on the fish in shapes like roses. Though the fish designs and scales are beautiful, in a way the fish is also ugly. With time the rose opens up and grows into a beautiful flower but with time, it changes color and dies. Furthermore, Bishop goes on to talk about the fish being speckled with barnacles, and fine rosettes of lime, speaking of the texture of the fish. “Infested with tiny white sea-lice,” Bishop describes the health of the fish. The water is contaminated with sea-lice and slowly but surely the fish will die, also she states “and underneath two or three rags of green weed hung down meaning the fish swims low to the bottom of the sea.
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Tanisha Williams - Recorder Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 8:29 am
This Is The Group Work
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