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    Paper 1 Billy Collins has described analyzing poetry in a very pleasurable and unique way. In “Introduction to Poetry” by Author Billy Collins‚ the major theme brought out is that‚ poetry is something to be experienced. In addition‚ the identifiable speaker in this poem is Billy Collins “the teacher”; which seems very well educated in writing and analyzing poetry. This poem is written in stanza form with no regular rhyming scheme. Author Billy Collins informs his readers to read poetry for enjoyment

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    Understanding Poetry: Billy CollinsIntroduction to Poetry Billy Collins uses dark rooms‚ oceans‚ hives‚ color slides and mouse mazes to describe his poem “Introduction to Poetry”‚ but also a way to analyze poetry in general. Growing up‚ students are advised by teachers how to analyze poetry. The speaker of Introduction to PoetryBilly Collins‚ attempts to guide the readers by teaching them a unique and appropriate way to analyze poetry. The use of personification and imagery‚ by the author

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    In “Introduction to Poetry”‚ the writer Billy Collins sends out a message to all readers‚ implying that when reading a poem‚ one should be patient in finding the meaning to it and be open minded. Billy Collins uses metaphors and personification as a different way of sending out his message to the readers. The poem contains both syntax and diction. The type of syntax that is in the poem is more of a free verse rather than a sonnet structure with meter and rhyming. “I want them to Waterski across

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    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

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    Introduction to PoetryBilly Collins S-Subject Poetry P-Paraphrase The poem‚ “Introduction to Poetry”‚ by Billy Collins‚ begins by comparing a poem to a color slide and says that to understand it‚ you must “listen” to it’s sound. He paints a picture of a mouse finding it’s way through the maze that is the poem‚ and you groping through the poem’s room to find the light switch (the light switch

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    The poem gives advice on how to understand and interpret it‚ instead of expecting a literal meaning. The author feels disdain for the readers for being ignorant and close-minded when looking at poems. He shows the readers how to enjoy the poem instead of letting it become a frustrating and painful experience. Many believe that there can only be one meaning to a poem‚ but it depends on who is reading it. There are multiple points of view to a poem that can be interpreted in many ways. The speaker

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    and “Introduction to Poetry‚” Billy Collins uses metaphors to argue that students who annotate without real engagement detract from their experience of reading literature whereas those who annotate for their own satisfaction become more fulfilled. Collins’ “Marginalia” and “Introduction to Poetry” show the ways writing can be enjoyed when one annotates for one’s own contentment. Collins talks about the various ways he wants students to interact with poems‚ saying in “Introduction to Poetry” that

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    Genesis Trejo  02/25/2015  Period 3­Nebe    In the poem‚ “Introduction to Poetry‚” Billy Collins presents an issue that is prominent in  the world of literature. He is the speaker in the poem and addresses the reader as a student. His  scholastic tone is first exposed in the title. The title suggests that Collins does not go too in depth  of how to analyze poetry as it is an only an “introduction.”  Collins wants the reader to get an  idea of what they should do to have a more complete and coherent interpretation of a poem

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    Comparison of Poems In the poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore‚ it describes how you should read poetry‚ how poetry can be interesting and how it relates to everyday life. This poem has a similar purpose to “Sonnet” by Billy Collins. Both of these poems are describing poetry and how it should be read/formed. Analysis In the poem‚ “Sonnet”‚ Collins makes the sonnet sound as if it is a sonnet speaking. He does this so that both the speaker and reader have fun while reading the poem with the end outcome

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    1) The title of this poem is unusual in that it is much longer than the average length of a title in poetry. The title also isn’t stylised in any way (though it could be argued that that deliberate decision is stylising the title) and doesn’t contain any form of punctuation. It also not only sets the scene (“To the doctor who treated the raped baby”) but also elaborated on the nature of its subject (“… and who felt such despair”) . Titles are the first thing that the reader sees‚ as such it is important

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