“I don't write for an auditorium full of people. I don't write for the microphone; I write for the page” ("Billy Collins Quotes"). Billy Collins has made many contributions to literature, such as, inspiring and teaching students as an college professor (Billy Collins). Collins worked for the poetical society through being the United States Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003 (Billy Collins). Collins poetry has shed light upon a whole new style of poetry with comedy and meaning. Collins is active in the community trying to modernize poetry and make it more popular. Collins dislikes the pretension in poetry and battles it with his own works by mocking it ("A Brisk Walk: Billy Collins in Conversation", 2007). Furthermore, Billy Collins has made great additions to the poetical society through the use of his early influences, poetic vision, and most importantly his body of works.
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Collins wrote the poem from the perspective of an old man. The audience of the poem is whoever is reading. Equally important, Collins conveys that as one gets older you start to lose memory and that you should cherish the present. Throughout this piece he uses sensing devices to improve the message of the poem. For example, Collins uses personification by giving living qualities to something that is not living in the line, “and watched the quadratic equation pack its bag”. Also, integrated into the words of the poem is the sound device alliteration. This is used in line 15 of “Forgetfulness” “it is not poised on the tip of your tongue”. Collins incorporates imagery in this poem by using common ideas that people remember learning vaguely but not fully. This is shown best in the line, “to a little fishing village where there are no phones.” All in all, the main theme of theme of “Forgetfulness” is to enjoy the present as well as you can before it is too
In the first place, …show more content…
Collins wrote the poem from the perspective of an old man. The audience of the poem is whoever is reading. Equally important, Collins conveys that as one gets older you start to lose memory and that you should cherish the present. Throughout this piece he uses sensing devices to improve the message of the poem. For example, Collins uses personification by giving living qualities to something that is not living in the line, “and watched the quadratic equation pack its bag”. Also, integrated into the words of the poem is the sound device alliteration. This is used in line 15 of “Forgetfulness” “it is not poised on the tip of your tongue”. Collins incorporates imagery in this poem by using common ideas that people remember learning vaguely but not fully. This is shown best in the line, “to a little fishing village where there are no phones.” All in all, the main theme of theme of “Forgetfulness” is to enjoy the present as well as you can before it is too