Which three words or phrases in this excerpt from Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish" compare the fish to an old, experienced soldier? THE ANSWER is 3,5,7
I took the test and got a 100

1. where he broke it, two heavier lines,

2. when it broke and he got away.

3. Like medals with their ribbons

4. frayed and wavering

5. a five-haired beard of wisdom

6. trailing from his aching jaw.

7. and victory filled up

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.