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You do not need to win in order to be happy

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I think the theme is that beauty can be found in the most unlikely of places

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You should respect others and the experiences of others

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I think the theme is primarily about respecting others, especially ones who've lived a long life (like the elderly.)

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The poem betrays that wisdom comes through trails and a break in the storm will eventually come.

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It's THE fish, he is like an elder to the other fish because of all of his experience.

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I think a good example of connotation is "grunting weight" because in these terms,

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The title uses the word "the" to indicate that it is not any fish but a wise creature that she had a lot of respect and deference to

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There is a shift when the fish is actually out of the water, because it goes from a battle to an appreciation.

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I think that the speakers attitude shifts throughout the poem as she gains more and more respect for the fish and realizes the struggles its been through

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it uses the word choice "the" in the title because it is a special fish like no other

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I think the speaker had a great admiration for the fish while the author had a great appreciation for nature and was maybe trying to show how we, as humans, abuse/disrespect nature.

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I agree that the speaker was more humbled by the fish then wanting to kill it.

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The speaker is in awe of the fish and the many battles its fought which ties into the lines "medals with their ribbons" and "victory filled up"

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It was a humbling experience in the end

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I think an example of connotation is the phrase tremendous fish because it means tremendous in character and spirit not physically tremendous.

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I found the poem mostly being about pity for the fish and describing the fish in general. Mostly about it's old age and it's beauty. I agree with Amrit that the poem is about respecting others (Like the fish in this case).

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Connotation is how you view something.
The speaker was in awe of the fish.  The author was trying to convey respect for nature.
I think a big shift happened at the line "and then I saw it. I stared and stared." because she stopped looking at it just as an ugly old fish and started viewing it with respect.
I agree with Phiper, but also think the theme is to respect nature.

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I agree with william but i think it is more about how the speakers tone affects the story.

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I agree with the summary but I would include that she felt somewhat sympathetic towards the fish

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I agree with Sara that the speaker started to admire and respect the fish. She released it back into the world because she saw the power it had held.
The shift is when the speaker begins to few the fish in great detail. They almost offended the fish at first but then it shifts to something more joyful and amazed in the fish's beauty.

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The poem is less about catching the fish and more about it's wisdom and age and the reverence she gives the fish.

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Coleman: Grunting weight

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The fish told a story.

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I agree, and think most of the poem was written in admiration of the fish and all that it had been through.

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-I agree that the author was not focusing directly on the fishing aspect as much as the beauty of the fish and nature.
-I think the speaker respected the fish.
-The author was trying to portray the idea of looking at things on a deeper level and understanding.