Use Of Metaphors In Billy Collins Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes

In the poem “Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes” the poet Billy Collins wants to expose, in a good way, a fellow poet of nineteenth century Emily Dickinson. Collins throughout his poem using metaphors as a way to vividly describe his action. In addition Collins uses a light language which stops him from offending Emily Dickinson and also uses imagery in order to be more sufficient in his exposition of Emily Dickinson. Billy Collins wants to expose and understand the insight part of Emily Dickinson. First of all Collins makes an extensive use of metaphors throughout all his poem. In the first line he tries to undress her by saying “First, her tippet made of tulle” and also in the title “Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes” he uses those