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i dont understand why you picked a water slide as your image

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I agree with the response, I also didn't understand the metaphors until we annotated it. I was also surprised about how there's a lot of metaphors in the poem.

I agree with the choice of the song, both the poems have a hidden message. They both make  me picture what's described and that there's metaphors in both.

I totally agree with the choice of image #2. I was telling myself the exact same thing about water skiing on top of the poem and also understanding the deeper meaning of it.

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I did like the poem, I thought it was very unique. I had never read a poem that used these kinds of strange metaphors. I was surprised by the over-exaggerated and brutal metaphors such as. “Tie it to a chair and beat a confession out of it” (line #10). I think that Billy Collins was successful in writing his poem. I think that his poem opened my eyes as to how much you need to pay attention to metaphors. The entire poem was written in metaphors. The poem made me feel shocked in a way, I had no understanding of the metaphors used until I started to annotate and find a deeper meaning.

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“I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out” (line#3)  "I" refers to the author's first person view. "Drop" meaning to put something down with force of gravity, in this case the "mouse". "Into a poem" this is an example of objectifying the poem, saying you can drop something inside of it the "poem" is being compared to a maze or puzzle of some sort. "Watch" or spectate or view. "Probe his way out". This line ends the stanza, and it means that the mouse is slowly finding "his" "way" out of the "poem".

“Wave at the author’s name  on the shore”(line#7) "Wave at" this refers to greeting, or acknowledging someone. This line is talking about giving credit to the author. "Author's name" in this line the author is referring  to himself in the third person. "On the shore line", this means that the author wants his name to be credited however just barely, as if its on the "shore".

“All they want  to do is tie it to a chair and beat a confession out of him.”(line#10) "They" the readers of the poem. "Tie it to a chair", here the poem is being personified, as it is being "tied" to a "chair". "Beat a confession out of it" this line is metaphorical. It is saying that the poem is having the meaning "beat" out of it, this is an example of personification.

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Summary- Introduction to Poetry by: Billy Collins

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Summary- Introduction to Poetry by: Billy Collins

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Introduction to poetry by Billy Collins is about Billy Collin's intent for his

readers. He talks about wanting his poem to be complicated and intricate, he shows this when he says. “I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out”(line#5). He is trying to say he wants his readers to feel like they are a part of the poem to understand it. In this poem, Billy Collins uses strong metaphors that seem complicated however make sense. In one line he says: “All they want  to do is tie the poem to a chair and beat a confession out of him.”(line#10). He wants the readers to unveil the meaning of the poem slowly and thoughtfully, not because they are being forced to do it. He then talks about another torture method, beating a meaning out with a hose, as an over exaggeration of being forced to do something. Billy Collins personifies the poem in this metaphor. He then uses the metaphor of water skiing across a lake.”I want them to water ski across the surface of the poem, and wave at the author’s name on the shore”(lines #9-11). This is yet another metaphor talking about the intent of the readers that read his poem. What he means by this one, is that he wants his readers to read the whole poem, and try to spot the meaning underneath the “surface” and what the author may have intended to say with the poem. In conclusion, Billy Collins uses metaphors and strong visual imagery to convey his message, he also plays around with similes and personification. His main message is that he wants his readers to read the poem and slowly unravel the theme and the hidden topic, he does not want his readers to rush through it and find a superficial meaning.

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.”I want them to water ski across the surface of the poem, and wave at the author’s name on the shore”(lines #11). Billy Collins is trying to say that he wants the readers to feel as if they are skimming over the surface of the poem and spotting a possible deeper meaning (under the water).

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“I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out”(line#5). Billy Collins is saying that he wants his reader to really read the poem carefully and analyze every word, as if you are a mouse in a maze, without any idea as  to what to do or where to go . He wants the reader to slowly find all the parts to his poems. He uses the word probe to sort of exaggerate how slowly and carefully the reader should analyze and read the poem.

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Song relation - Hotel California by the Eagles

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Song relation - Hotel California by the Eagles

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This poem reminds me of this song because of the strong usage of metaphors. This poem uses many strong and irregular metaphors. The whole song is sung about a hotel in hollywood, but if you read the lyrics closely, the song has a hidden meaning, as does the poem. In conclusion metaphorical language is to me what relates the song and this poem.

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“All they want  to do is tie the poem to a chair and beat a confession out of him.”(line#10) Billy Collins is using a very extreme metaphor here. He is explaining that he wants the readers of his poem to read it for fun, and because they find a genuine interest. What he does not want is for people to read the poem forcefully and forced or required to find the meaning of the poem.