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What do you think the 'terrible fish' in the last line symbolises? What is the poetic device used here?

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In ‘like a terrible fish’ simile is used, comparing the agitation of the lady with that of a terrible fish.

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here,the woman is considered to behave like a terrible fish due to the fact that age has robbed her of her youth and beauty...she is left as a bitter,resentful woman,lost in the depths of age..

i donno d poetic devise... i tink its metaphor 

hope  helped :)

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The 'terrible fish' symbolizes the woman agitating at the loss of her youthful beauty.Day by day her reflection in the mirror is going worse and worse as there is no charm left and she looks like a terrible fish.

The poetic device used her is SIMILE

hope it will help u......

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here, the word terrible fish is used for the woman. it is because whenthe woman saw her face on the mirror, she saw that she is getting old. and this made her very angry like a terrible fish. the poetic device used in the word 'terrible fish' is metaphor. 


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