Project 1
In small groups of 2-3, analyze the following poem.
-Please be sure to read all of the background stated below.
-Answer the corresponding questions
The Fish
Goal: Students will read, comprehend and interpret poetry
Students will apply poetry terms during reading sessions: Simile, hyperbole, tone, mood
Students will read, comprehend and interpret poetry
Students will apply poetry terms during reading sessions
I. Students will be introduced to Elizabeth Bishop (p. 262 in text)
1911-1979- Born in Massachusetts, but loved to travel
Spent many years in Brazil.
1945- Springboard for her career- She won a poetry contest, and was published in her first book: North and South
"I think geography comes first in my work, and then animals. But I like people, too."
-Mood: the atmosphere or tone of a poem. The poet uses specific words, phrases, and images to convey the mood of the poem.
-In "The Fish," the poet says, "I looked into his eyes/ which were far larger than mine/ but shallower, and yellowed./ the irises backed and packed/ with tarnished tinfoil....."
-These specific words convey the speaker's longing to understand the fish by looking into its eyes.
Find examples in the poem that shows Bishop has experience catching fish.
Find an example in the poem where the author reveals atmosphere and tone
Discuss the "Medals" discussed in the poem.
I. Students will be introduced to Elizabeth Bishop (p. 262 in text)
Students will read the poem and practice making predictions
In groups, students will create an analysis paragraphs and debate their interpretation of the poem versus the author’s purpose
(Include any literary term listed above in your analysis paragraph. Don't forget about Tone and Mood)
2. What type of imagery does the author present? (Discuss imagery to interpret the author's relationship/ ideas of this creature)
How is the fish allegorical?
3. Complete Assessment: Questions on page 267 of text (Texts are on the cart by the wall)
Students will read the poem and practice making predictions
In groups, students will create analysis paragraphs and debate their interpretation of the poem versus the author’s purpose
11.B.2.1.1 Interpret personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, satire imagery, foreshadowing and irony
