The poem “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop, born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1911, is a narrative monologue (Bishop, 2014). The use of imagery in this poem is strong as it is reflected visually, aurally and sensorially. Bishop also uses strong descriptive and figurative language to bring the reader into the poem with simile, irony, and symbols. It uses an open form structure, also known as free verse due to the lack of a specific length in the line structure. The use of imagery, figurative language, and open form in the narrative monologue brings this poem to life for the reader. This poem is written as a narrative monologue with the assumption that the writer is also the narrator. There is only the conclusion that a woman is telling the story from the narrator's expression “my” hook (Bishop, 1946, p. 968). Bishop creates an interesting connection when she writes “my” hook in “her” mouth, which indicates that the fish is male (Bishop, 1946, p. 968). The narrative tells a story by presenting the event in a logical and orderly manner (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). The narrator introduces the imagery of the poem into the writing. Bishop uses imagery in this poem because it is reflected visually, aurally, and sensorially. The images in this poem have a robust visual presentation. While listening to the poem, close your eyes and see the woman holding the fishing pool and having the fish half in and half out of the water. The words chosen in the poem are filled with words and phrases that describe the senses, create atmosphere, and create a mood used by the fisherman and the fish (Kirszner and Mandell, 2012). The element of imagery is also produced when this poem is read aloud and more imagination is brought out... middle of paper ......poem. This poem could have many meanings, but it is obvious that she was unhappy with the way the animal was being treated by the previous fisherman or woman. ReferenceBishop, E. (1946). “The fish”. Compact literature: Read, react, write. (pp. 968-970). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing Company. Elizabeth Bishop. (2014). The website Biographie.com. Retrieved at 02:31, April 21, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/elizabeth-bishop-9213441. Kirszner, LG and Mandell, SR (2012). Compact literature: Read, react, write. (8 ed.).Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.Snodgrass, ME (2013). American poets of the 20th century: The poets: Elizabeth Bishop (1911 - 1979). CliffsNotes.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014 from http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/a/american-poets-of-the-20th-century/the-poets/elizabeth-bishop-19111979