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.
Direct characterization is when the author tells the reader what the character's personality is like. For example, "Lukas is very quiet and patient."
This is direct characterization because I am telling the reader what Lukas is like.
In the choices you have given, the answer could be:
C.
The prepositional phrase “on the park bench” acts as adjectival phrase.
<span>
</span><span>Preposition defines relationship of the words used
in the sentence. Prepositional phrases are words that come alongside the
prepositions. A determiner and adjective follows a preposition then by pronoun
or noun. This is the object of the preposition. Overall, this makes up a phrase
which can be an adjective, adverb, modifying noun, a locator in time or space
or a teller of the when or where of events and happenings.</span>
