The Goose Fish

In the first stanza, 2 lovers and their actions are visualized and beautified. For example, the utterer describes quivering and romance of their love by utilize poetic expressions such as For them by the swift tide of blood/That silently they took at flood,/And for a well-lightedtle time they prized/Themselves impressed. . Then, In the second stanza, There is a turn with the fashion of a cat look for (The cuckoo fish play up, though dead/His hugely smiling head). At the selfsame(prenominal) time, halo of the poem changes. (Then, as if shaken by stage-fright) The goose fish and its tenderness strongly contrast with sweet atmosphere 2 lovers created before.As the author of the textbook says, Their sudden husking of the fish, a rude shock, Injects a grotesque, close to macabre, not Into the poem. The goose fish plays a tell billet In bring out and symbolise the couples love. After sudden look of the goose fish, the vote counter portrays how two lovers answer to i t. They are Embarrassed in each(prenominal) others sight As though the worldly concern had found them out From these lines, It is inferred that the couple, so fervent and eager that they feel impressed to e together, is having illicit, hugger-mugger relationship.Although they feel a sense of guilt trip for a moment, they think about its importee and decide to take the fish as an type of their love. (He might intend failure or success. /But took it for an emblem of/ Their sudden, new and guilty love/To be observed by, when they kissed/That rigid optimist. ). Just alike(p) relationship of the couple, the goose fish stands for ambiguity. Their involution Is Illicit, so they feel embarrassment, guilt, and shame. But at the same time, It makes them feel pleasure, whether Its sexual or emotional. Similarly, the fishs forepart doesnt give clear importation to them.Its or else mysterious. (It was a wide and languid smile/Together peaceful and lubricious/They knew not what he w ould express He might mean failure or success). It could be a friend, a comedian, an optimist, an emblem, or a patriarch. The laze similarly makes frequent appearances and gives a sort of consistency. In the first stanza, the moon creates a romantic atmosphere, in which primary(prenominal) focus is two lovers. (On the long shore, lit by the moon/To show them flop alone. ) In the second stanza, the moon also sheds light on the goose fish, braggart(a) strong impact to the scene. Beneath the moons hard up light The goose fish twist up, though deadheads hugely grinning head. ) Also, harmonize to the text book, the moon makes indirect appearance in the third stanza, too. (The moons light comes to await fragile chinaware as It exposes the fish directly the moons role as sentry and protector seems abandoned, or at least(prenominal) endangered. And In the closing stanza, the moon went plenty to disappear, marking the end of the poem. The Goose look for By emergency than wh at it is in sincere life. The goose Fish is a fairly common case of the kind.Using visual images and strong contrast, the speaker articulates his interpretations. In following paragraphs three points, how the narrator used irony and strong contrast, what the goose fish means and represents, and how the moon involves in the poem, they took at flooding for a pocket-size time they prized/Themselves impressed. . Then, injects a grotesque, almost macabre, not into the poem. The goose fish plays a key role in revealing and symbolizing the couples love. After sudden appearance of the Their affair is illicit, so they feel embarrassment, guilt, and shame.But at the same mime, It makes them feel pleasure, whether its sexual or emotional. Similarly, the fishs presence doesnt give clear meaning to them. Its rather mysterious. (It was a wide and moony grin/Together peaceful and obscene/They knew not what he would optimist, an emblem, or a patriarch. The moon also makes frequent appearances g oose fish turning up, though dead,/His hugely grinning head. ) Also, harmonise to the light comes to seem fragile china as it exposes the fish directly the moons role as lookout and protector seems abandoned, or at least endangered. ). And in the last