Wednesday, September 28, 2011

"Litany" By: Billy Collins

'In "Litany" he plays with diction.  How does his reading and performance of this language impact you?

I appreciate Billy Collins's use of diction.  He pokes fun at the traditional techniques of flattery.  His reading and performance embody a sense of sarcasm, versus seriousness.  I feel if I simply read this, without seeing the performance, I would not feel the dry sarcasm that the reader, Billy Collins, portrays.

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