This
paper explains that Bishop's observation in "The Fish" not only creates an image of the fish for the reader, but also
expands the scope of the poet's appreciation for the fish. The author points out that, in this narrative poem, Bishop uses rhetorical and sound devices, as well as tone, metaphor, symbolism, personification, simile, and imagery. The
paper relates that her great attention to detail allows us to
understand the fish as Bishop does and, as a result, to understand why she sets the fish free.