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

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.

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