can you state the message of wheelock's poem directly in prose.

the poem is called "at the aquarium."

Based on the information given, it can be noted that the theme which is the message of the poem is that people and animals are not so different after all.

The theme of a poem simply means the message that is in the poem. It means what the author or poet wants to convey to the audience.

The theme which is the message of the poem is that people and animals are not so different after all. This can be depicted after the poet went to the aquarium and saw the fishes.

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impartial means: treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.

i would say that impartial is agreeing with something, because impartial means to treat your rivals, arguments, and reasoning equally and fair. so if you rival says something, agreeing on it means you did the impartial.