Poetic Element

- Altohugh the author does not directly mention poetry, it is still evident in the novel.

- In a way, Pi's entire situation on the raft is poetic, he is the picture of hopelessness, and analylizes his options just as carefully as a poet would his poem

-While on the raft, Pi thinks about life and all the positives and negatives that come with it. This to is similar to a poet in the ways he/she dissect the small intraquincies and meanings of life.

- Also similar to a poem or poet, Pi thinks about what could ahve been and dwells on his lost love ones.