Question

What method does the narrator of "The Fish I Didn't Catch" use to impart advice to readers?
He inserts the advice in a funny poem that is filled with exaggerations.
He composes a poem with memorable images that convey his advice to readers. He relates the advice through his description of an autobiographical incident. He includes the advice in the conclusion of a traditional persuasive essay.

Answer 1

The answer is that John Greenleaf Whittier [the author] uses an autobiographical incident to provide advice. The text is clearly not written in the structure of a poem or a persuasive essay. But the text does narrate funny experiences that taught Whittier an important value to his life. A reader can infer the text is a narrative and the author wants to share his realizations with humor.