Q: In "Litany" Billy Collins plays with diction ( word choice) how does his reading and performance of this language impact him?
A: When he first talks his voice and the way he talks is boring but when he begins to read the poem he starts to read it with conviction and brings it to life. He changes the language of the poem and updates it and makes it better. He changes the poem to make it funny. He compares a woman to something beautiful and then takes it back. I find that very funny.
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