Billy Collins
Published on Apr 23, 2016
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Billy Collins
Gabe, Beatrice, Kendra, Elizabeth
The History Teacher
- What are some examples of allusion, and what is Collins’ purpose in using them?
- How is the teacher trying to “protect” his or her students?
- Do you think the teacher is right to protect the students in this way? Why or why not?
- What is the tone of the poem?
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The Revenant
- How does this poem differ from the other Billy Collins poems? How is it similar?
- Identify the tone of the poem. Does it change? If so, when?
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The Revenant
- What does the dog represent? What does the human represent? How does this satirize the society we live in?
- Identify 3 language devices in the poem. How do they facilitate the purpose?
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The Lanyard
- Where is the allusion in this poem? What does it allude to?
- How is repetition used in this poem? What point does it make?
- What is the tone of this poem? What rhetorical strategies convey this tone?
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The Lanyard
- What is the tone of this poem? What rhetorical strategies convey this tone?
- How does the perspective of the speaker shift in the poem? Why does Collins include this shift?
- How does Collins use contrast to convey his purpose? What is the purpose he is trying to convey?
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Workshop
- Why do you think Collins refers directly to the poem?
- What is Collins saying in the last 2 lines about poetry?
- Where does Collins personify the poem? How does this relate to the purpose?
- Give examples of figurative language in the poem. How do these add to the poem?
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LEGACY
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