1. Why does Collin's tone of voice start out somewhat light and airy then slowly turn bland and boring?
2. Why did Collins choose to "borrow" the first two lines of the original poem in his re-invented version? Was there meaning or was it simply convenient?
3. Was Collin's re-invented version supposed to be humorous or mocking of the original love poem?
4. Are Collins' stanzas really a collection of inner questions, based on a beloved, like, "do I really love this person?..Yes I love this part, but not this part"
5. Or perhaps, could Collins be talking about himself? A love/hate relationship poem based upon his own feelings?
6. Or is the poem simply just a collection of metaphors based on random objects with absolutely no meaning whatsoever?
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1. Because when he starts his poem out he is using someone else's tone (two stolen lines)
ReplyDelete2. Billy Collins BORROWED/STOLE those two lines because he is a dirty rotten theif and couln't think of any better/original way to start his love poem. I'm sure it was a little bit of both. It was convenient that Billy Collins didn't have to think up these two lines, but I'm sure they must have had some meaning to him, he did use them as the basis for his poem...
3.It was supposed to be a humorous love poem, mocking his deep feelings in a way that the audience could relate to.
4. That's an interesting question...
5.I think it is a love hate relationship based on his own feelings. It seems that instead of moping about his feelings in some "sappy" love poem he is laughing about them and trying to find a bright side to things, after all, there is always a bright side to everything!
6. I think his metaphors all have meaning, you just need to put yourself into Billy Collins mindset in order to gain insight about them.