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A Display of Mackerel
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Mark Doty
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Making specific reference to details or devices in the poem "A Display of Mackerel," discuss the author's view on the theme of individuality versus conformity as expressed through humans versus fish. Is "the price of gleaming" too high?
There are many sounds that get repeated in the poem. What are they and why does Doty do that?