Introduction To Poetry Billy Collins Analysis
Along the Lines of Poetry
In the poems Introduction to Poetry and Marginalia, the author Billy Collins uses figurative language to lead the readers through his perspective as he delivers different tones throughout both poems. Although the two poems have many similarities, Collin’s tone in the two pieces create two very different pieces of writing. Collins directs two very different tones in the poems to draw the reader in, and then connect with them personally though figurative language.
In Introduction to Poetry, Collins conveys a positive and gentle tone to draw the reader in in order to personally connect with them through use of figurative language. In the beginning of the poem, Collins says “I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to …show more content…
Collins starts off the poem by saying, “I would bolt the door and beat some logic into your head” (Collins, 8). Through the use of figurative and violent language, Collins delivers a harsh realization for the readers. He emphasizes the reader’s reality to keep the reader interested, and make them rethink their situation. As the poem goes on, Collins keeps delivering a harsh tone to the readers, in which is significantly different from the poem Introduction to Poetry. Collins says, “Students are more modest, needing to leave only their splayed footprints along the shore of the page” (Collins, 17-19). Here, Collins continues to convey a harsh tone, but also being negative. Collins is directing this to the readers using figurative language, in order to get them to rethink that is above and below the “surface”. He uses a negative tone in Marginalia to get the readers to rethink their reality, and connect with them personally. In the poem Marginalia, Collins uses figurative language to help convey his negative and harsh tone to the readers, throughout the poem.
In the poems Introduction to Poetry and Marginalia, Billy Collins leads the reader through his perspective conveying different tones as an author as he connects with them on a more personal level. Although
In the poems Introduction to Poetry and Marginalia, the author Billy Collins uses figurative language to lead the readers through his perspective as he delivers different tones throughout both poems. Although the two poems have many similarities, Collin’s tone in the two pieces create two very different pieces of writing. Collins directs two very different tones in the poems to draw the reader in, and then connect with them personally though figurative language.
In Introduction to Poetry, Collins conveys a positive and gentle tone to draw the reader in in order to personally connect with them through use of figurative language. In the beginning of the poem, Collins says “I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to …show more content…
Collins starts off the poem by saying, “I would bolt the door and beat some logic into your head” (Collins, 8). Through the use of figurative and violent language, Collins delivers a harsh realization for the readers. He emphasizes the reader’s reality to keep the reader interested, and make them rethink their situation. As the poem goes on, Collins keeps delivering a harsh tone to the readers, in which is significantly different from the poem Introduction to Poetry. Collins says, “Students are more modest, needing to leave only their splayed footprints along the shore of the page” (Collins, 17-19). Here, Collins continues to convey a harsh tone, but also being negative. Collins is directing this to the readers using figurative language, in order to get them to rethink that is above and below the “surface”. He uses a negative tone in Marginalia to get the readers to rethink their reality, and connect with them personally. In the poem Marginalia, Collins uses figurative language to help convey his negative and harsh tone to the readers, throughout the poem.
In the poems Introduction to Poetry and Marginalia, Billy Collins leads the reader through his perspective conveying different tones as an author as he connects with them on a more personal level. Although