4/4/2017 0 Comments "Introduction to poetry"By: Billy CollinsI like how Billy Collins wrote "Introduction to Poetry." He has an innovative outlook on poetry and what it means for different people. What made this poem an enjoyable read is the fact that the author used so many different comparisons and ways of looking at one thing. Collins wrote this poem with the idea in mind that people can have different interpretations of one poem. For example, Collins writes, "I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out..." (Collins, lines 5-6). The mouse can take several different routes to get out of the poem, but it will still make it out whichever way it chooses to interpret the situation and figure a way out. Similarly, a person can read a poem and perceive it differently than others. In the poem, the author uses techniques, such as enjambment, where he continues a sentence beyond one line. The poem includes lines and stanzas. Imagery is often used throughout the poem, such as when Collins writes, "I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem waving at the author's name on the shore" (Collins, lines 9-11). This stanza paints a picture in the reader's mind, which helps with the overall meaning of the poem.
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