Poetry is generally used to tell a story whether it be about love or an epic adventure. Sonnets specifically tend to deal with complications that come with love. Billy Collins however decided to go a different route in his poem “Sonnet.” His poem is a lesson about the sonnet and how he believes the form needs to change. He does this by explaining the different forms of a sonnet, by adding in characters to support his claims, and by using figurative language to emphasize the changes he believes need to be made.…
Throughout the poem, the element that stand out or influenced me to choose this poem, was the fitting surprise because it creates each sentence to have a surprising or shock turns that makes the readers to analyze the poem. Also, the syntax and structure of the poem establishes the movement of tone, including the theme of the poem. Which the theme of the poem is about life and how some things might get you off track, then it can disappoint you sometimes. However, if you work on the problems or obstacles, then you can accomplish it with a greater…
TO BILLY: No. While the metaphor is poignant and earnest in its simplicity, the poem is largely unclear and underdeveloped. There are several images presented that may come across as confusing to the reader, as well. First Reader’s Comments: Specific Comments: S2, L1 - I feel as though the use of violent imagery is inconsistent with the idea of fixing a piece of broken glass together with tape.…
Repetition happens a lot throughout this poem. Repeating the same phrases over and over again give the reader an insight on how the narrator is feeling about the death that has happened. It also makes the reader feel the emotions and how sad this poem actually is. The narrator is going through a difficult situation and the repetition in the poem makes it even more deep than it is meant to. It also may be relatable to someone who has gone through a death of a relative.…
It is comprised of themes such as chivalry, order, and honor. All these themes are made obvious through the details in the dialogue. While all these themes enable the poem to be in existence, one theme that is not as blatantly obvious, yet crucial to the plot is nature. In this poem, nature is depicted through both the iconic Green Knight, as well as through the lifestyle of Bertilak of Hautdeser. Both depictions are greatly different, yet they both represent the natural component to this fantastical story.…
The three poems I chose to analyze are “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet, “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes, and “When I Have Fears” by John Keats. In all honesty, I flipped thru the book and read different poems until I found ones I liked and were able to understand the basic concept of the poem. In fact, doing research on the authors gave me a better understanding of their poems, for example Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan and her poems were emotions she could not express to others because it was against her beliefs. My favorite poem is “To My Dear and Loving Husband” because it is a sweet and romantic poem discussing Bradstreet’s love for her husband. This poem is not considered a traditional sonnet since it only…
Slaughterhouse-Five is a novel full of motifs, ironies, black humor, as well as themes. The themes seen throughout the novel is sight, destruction of war, and lack of free will. Going more in depth, sight is a theme since the novel talks about being able to see clearly. During the novel, the destruction of war is mentioned quite a few times. Free will is the more obvious theme of the three and seen frequently throughout the entire novel.…
Analyze the imagery in this poem. Imagery is all about what the reader thinks they would sense if they were present in a situation. If I were to put myself in the shoes of the narrator, I must…
The Setting in “Schoolsville” Brings to Life, the Reality of a Teacher’s Passion for His Students, through Structure and Comedy That Develops from the Imagination. How creative is the imagination? The narrative of Billy Collin’s “Schoolsville” contrasts the fantasy world and the reality of a former teacher. He reflects on his former students making up a community. “Schoolsville” has 8 stanzas, and each stanza is of various lengths.…
The opening of the poem was the professor giving an assignment. Like professors still do today, Hughes was given the tasks of writing a page about himself. Of course, it sounds easy to do, but the page must be originated and must be deep within the student. In line 6 Hughes states a question, "I wonder if it's that simple?" On his way home, he looks around for inspiration, he starts to realize where he lives and what his neighborhood is like.…
I’m sure we’ve all heard of Billy Collins at some point and time; whether it was on NPR or an ad on the Internet, everyone probably has come across him at some point. Why I say this is because he’s become such a known poet, he has performed for Congress after 9/11, sold many copies of his published works, and been named “America’s first truly poet since Robert Frost” and to be named that, that mean’s he’s made it. There might be some confusion as to why Collins is so popular if someone hasn’t ever actually read his poems or heard of him. His poems are so liked because they are “conversational, witty, quirky, tender, warm, and every day readings” (Poetry Foundation.) Collins, one of the best poets since Robert Frost, who is able to understand…
Theme of poem: The theme of the poem is about being confident…
“I’m Nobody! Who are you?” and “Her Kind” Comparison Poems are not always about the general topic they are written about. Some poems may mean something more in depth than what the title states. It generally isn’t until you analyze or break down the poem you can get a better sense of what the either was trying two say.…
Song of Myself written by Walt Whitman celebrates life and how people can become one with nature. Whitman shows how happy life can be if you take the world and look at its beauty. Whitman’s poem takes readers through many settings, time points and viewpoints. While the setting for the love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock written by T.S Eliot is about a middle-aged man in a big dirty city who views life as though it has nothing to offer but boredom, anxiety, and death. Prufrock shows life can be filled with many indecisive moments and bring anxiety natural to the social world.…
Analysis and Interpretation of the 3 poems Poems are very important in our everyday life because they increase our critical thinking skills due to thinking a lot while analyzing poems. They also increase our happiness when going through the message they convey. Before analyzing poems, you must be familiar with different terms like and help us mood, imagery, simile, and metaphor. I am going to discuss and analyze on three poems about fathers which are: “My Papa’s Waltz,” by Theodore Roethke; “Those Winter Sundays,” by Robert Hayden; and “My Father’s Hat,” by Mark Irwin. “My Father’s Hat,” by Mark poem was about the son who spoke indifferently to his father due to the fact he disturbed him while he was sleeping.…