Some Days By Billy Collins

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Some Days By Billy Collins Alex Polednik

This poem is about a man who uses images of dolls and a dollhouse to describe his life. In one part he is controlling the dolls, while in another part he is the doll being controlled. Overview

Why write it? Rough Day? Felt like he way doing everyone else’s work? Maybe he saw a little girl placing a doll in a dollhouse? Why write it?

Theme Control vs Being Controlled Directing vs Being Directed Listen for the change in tone Theme

Poetic Devices “striding around like a vivid god" (Line 17) Similies

Metaphors Poetic Devices "... I am the one/ who is lifted up by the ribs" (Lines 9-10) Metaphors

Sensory Language Poetic Devices One can see the dolls in the doll house. The man… “perfectly motionless, perfectly behaved” Lines 6-8 “Staring straight ahead with your little plastic face” Line 20 Sensory Language

Do you ever feel like you are the doll? Enjoy the poem

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