Explanation:
In the poem, we note an interesting detail in the last two lines as to why the old woman sees herself as a "terrible fish". The line says,
<em>"In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman / Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish."</em>
The woman uses such expressions above to show that with the passage of time, her youthfulness like a drowning fish has passed away, bringing old age.
By comparing herself to a fish, she symbolizes her aging self to a fish on land seeking survival after it is taken from its natural habitat.
By using the expression "terrible" she depicts her hopeless condition as regards becoming young again, just as a fish taken from water enters a terrible situation.
<span>a. she suffers from a curse.
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I'm not sure what the question is here, but this is not true. While she was unhappy in her marriage to her husband because she did not feel as though she was free to live for herself, she was not going to ask for a divorce.
Nostalgia = "Often in thought go up and down The pleasant streets of that dear old town, And my youth comes back to me
Resentment = Not everlastingly while others sleep Shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, Not always bend to some more subtle brute; We were not made eternally to weep
Resilience = "They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong"
Hope = Tomorrow I'll be at the table When company comes