All poems have different literal and connotative meanings, but some poems have a lot more in common than one might initially think. By looking at the titles of the poems “The Fish” by (poet Elizabeth Bishop) and “The Cow” by poet Andrew Hudgins, one can instantly assume that the poems are about a fish and a cow. While these inferences are correct, the poems also portray much more about the animal and the speaker of the poem. In these two poems, there is a myriad of similarities and differences. “The Fish” is mostly a description of a big fish caught by the speaker of the poem, while “The Cow” tells the story of the speaker’s relationship with his cows. Because both poems include figurative language, but obtain similar tones and differ
