# J. P. Graver explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ring Lardner.

## What happens

A brief, whimsical poem about J. P. Graver, a manufacturer from Chicago, who shares a piscatorial philosophy with the narrator: if you wait patiently and a fish takes your bait, the fish is to blame for its own capture.

## Themes in this chapter

### Humor and Satire

The poem uses a lighthearted, humorous tone to present a playful take on fishing and blame.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown Narrator

The narrator aligns with J. P. Graver's fishing philosophy.

## Key lines

> His idears and mine are the same In the great piscatorial game; If you sit still and wait, And a fish finds you bait, The fish is entirely to blame.

We share the same view on fishing: if you wait quietly and a fish takes your bait, the fish is responsible for its own capture.

_Summarizes the shared fishing philosophy between the narrator and J. P. Graver._

## Links

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