The Similarities Between The Fish And Mary Oliver

Poems when written well allow readers to ad live the experience the author is describing, which is the cause of “The Fish” poems written by Elizabeth Bishop and Mary Oliver. Although fishing is one of my favorite hobbies it is also one of the most popular recreational activities which can be done on any budget. There are many reasons to fish, there is recreational, for food, a reason to get outdoors; however, catching the fish is only part of the fun. The tranquility of the peaceful water and the quiet time can be full filling all by itself as a portrait. The peacefulness of the water that calms you before you accept the challenge and cast your reel. This is why this paper will be on two poems with the same names but by two different authors,

Both poems are written by women who were known to experience nature and fish. Both poems begin with I; Bishop writes, “I caught a tremendous fish” (916) and Oliver writes “The first fish I ever caught”. Fighting of the fish was described in both poems; however they are two different types of fighting Oliver spoke of how the fish wouldn’t stop fighting, while Bishop spoke of how the fish didn’t fight. The fight of the fish can be part of the excitement of catching the fish without breaking the line. Bishop describes how the fish wouldn’t fight, giving the perception that the fish was old and

Oliver studied her fish and let it die and began to struggle with the remorse for her actions. This is why she felt the pain, but by eating the fish and not wasting the fish was a cycle of life. The eating of the fish became difficult for Oliver to deal with but the eating of fish is a long time source of nourishment. There is also nothing wrong with letting the fish go, to live for another day. Bishop had achieved catching a large fish, and then she let it go, so someone else could experience the thrill of catching a fish that had gotten away so many times before. Bishop connected with the fish, she described it in great detail to think you were the one that hooked it. She was known to fish and with her connection could relate the need to set the fish free to continue to fight off other anglers that came its