Early in the Morning by Li Young Lee

I personally believe that Lee was trying to show the beauty in "normal routine." Normally when something is done repeatedly, it's eventually perfected. Idealistically, the term "perfect" has the meaning of something being amazing and flawless. The husband in the poem loved the mother and liked how she kept her hair neat and perfect. It was so straight and soft. Lee said, "my mother glides an ivory comb through her hair," and the word glide has a soft swift sound to it. The poem also mentions their longevity through the parents togetherness. The parents have been together for 50 years and the husband still likes what the mother does to her hair, as if it was the first time. That's the significance of the poem because it exemplifies love and the love that they have for one another over a long period of time. In addition, I believe the last stanza of the poem is saying that although the mother is so "routine" when it comes to her ponytail, she lets her hair down sometimes. In this case, when she lets her hair down, it becomes almost like an extra treat for the father's sight to see. That "extra treat" is like spunk added to a relationship, although it's already good, there are those times that are better than others.

"The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop

It's as if the fish just "went with flow," referring to the words of the poet, "he didn’t fight. He hadn’t fought at all. He hung a grunting weight." In reading the poem, the fish appeared to be tired and just living; not ethusiastically happy to have life, "figuratively" speaking. Now that their time is coming to an end, it's appropriate and traditional to now celebrate the previous years of life through relaxation. It almost appeared that the fish was symbolic to the life of a senior citizen; someone well experienced who has served their time and is successfully retiring.

"The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams

The literal setting of the poem is simply discussing the purpose of a wheel barrow. The color red is used to captivate the mind of the reader with a bold blunt color. On the other hand, the poet could’ve used the color red to exemplify the thought of something being "common." The general setting can possible be on a farm in a suburban community in reference to the term "white chickens."
The purpose that the red wheelbarrow services is to carry and hold things. The wheelbarrow is always described as being newly polished. The way the poet said, "so much depends upon," gives way to the interpretation of things being dependent on the wheelbarrow. The figurative language brings out the idea of the poem painting an image representing artwork. The concept is to basically acknowledge the beauty of everyday life and everyday materials (objects). From the reading of the poem, I believe the poet was trying to convey the idea of something simple or a person being admired for it's everyday beauty. However, beauty is classified depending on the subject as being a piece of artwork.