In “The Names”‚ Billy Collins uses repetitions of names to designate the astronomical quantity of 9/11 victims‚ and to share his desires of the victims to not be forgotten as time passes by. Billy Collins goes on to present that these names are still pertinent and are almost everywhere around us‚ however he is unsure that these names are pertinent in future time. As time vanishes‚ people incline to forget events that have occurred‚ and this is something Billy Collins desires not to transpire for
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An Introduction to a Poet: Billy Collins Billy Collins is one of the most credited poets of this century and last. He is a man of many talents‚ most recognized though by his provocative and riveting poetry. As John McEnroe was to the sport of tennis‚ Billy Collins has done the same for the world of poetry. Collin’s rejected the old ways of poetry‚ created his own form‚ broke all the rules‚ and still retains the love and respect of the poet community. Collins has received the title of Poet Laureate
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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 as having knowledge to what a
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more sentences than the amount of letters in “should.” It should explain in a paragraph a brief summary of what’s to come. It should…shouldn’t it? In the same way an introduction can be referenced sarcastically‚ Billy Collins uses several techniques to mock sonnets. In “Sonnet” Billy Collins uses speaker‚ external form and tone to mock the traditional sonnets. The speaker in this sonnet very quickly establishes a point of view by throwing out a pronoun to give a perspective as to who is speaking.
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“Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins Naturally‚ life is a continuous cycle of experience and learning. Yet often times so much is buried in our lives that we fail to remember or recall what we have learned. Memories that range from miniscule facts to important emotions can often leave unknowingly from our mind. Billy Collin’s “Forgetfulness” shows how memories are delicate and fragile‚ and that the process of forgetting is one that is nonchalant. Billy Collins effectively blends subtle humor and irony
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NOTE: Go to assignment directions on page 2: “Prove This Claim.” You do NOT have to answer the questions because we’ve already done them in class. The History Teacher (Billy Collins) Trying to protect his students’ innocence he told them the Ice Age was really just the chilly Age‚ a period of a million years when everyone had to wear sweaters. And the Stone Age became the Gravel Age‚ named after the long driveways of the time. The Spanish Inquisition was nothing more than an outbreak of questions such as
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like anything the owner did for him. The author then finishes off the poem by saying that the dogs version of heaven is exactly like everybody assumed it was. In the end the author tells a theme of don’t assume the feeling of other. The author Billy Collins uses Irony in the last couple of lines “ and that is all you need to know about this place/ except what
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Interpretation of “My Number” by Billy Collins Billy Collins’ poem‚ “My Number” combines the use of personification and imagery to illustrate the uneasy feeling of uncertainty in regard to Death and its imminence. The persona is waiting in constant fear for Death’s arrival‚ as he is clearly not ready for Death to find him. Collins uses personification in the first stanza when he writes the following: Is Death… reaching for a widow in Cincinnati or breathing down the neck of a lost hiker in
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that she hands over her expensive clothing before he kills her (l.21-36). May Collins clearly fell for a regular marriage impostor. Ironically‚ this greed gives May Collin the opportunity to trick the impostor and save her life. She appeals to his sense of honour‚ reminding him that “It does not fit a mansworn man / A naked woman to see” (l.39‚40) and asking him to turn around as she undresses. He complies‚ and May Collin manages to throw him into the sea instead of being pushed in herself. A striking
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Most people try to shield children from the evils of the world; however‚ some may try a little too hard. The teacher in Billy Collins’s poem “The History Teacher” is an example of this. By teaching the children a fairy-tale version of history rather than the reality of it‚ the children fail to learn about the consequences of their actions. The desire of the teacher to protect his students has caused him to soften the harshness and reality of the past. Not wanting to corrupt their innocence‚ “he
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