Question

Summarize Review what is stated explicitly in lines 1-14 and write a brief summary of what the speaker describes. How does the image created in these lines affect the mood, or emotion, of the poem? (Carry by Linda Horgan)

Answer 1

Answer:

The speaker, most likely a fisherman, describes the act of pulling a fish from the water to discover that a hawk´s bones are attached to it.

Explanation:

The tone in the first section of the poem is grim. The speaker describes the most gruesome part of nature: the death of both the fish and the hawk. The first one lacking the water it needs to survive, the other most likely swallowed by the current. In the second part of the poem, the speaker turns to a more cheerful tone to describe the beauty of water.