Identify one metaphor in the poems above that we have not yet discussed. Why do you think the poet chose to make this comparison?
Description Confronting Death and Old Age Readings & Materials: 1.) Billy Collins biography 2.) Collins, “Memento Mori” 3.) Emily Dickinson, “Because I could not stop for death” 4.) Dickinson, “I heard a fly buzz” 5.) Dylan Thomas, “Do not go gentle into that good night” 6.) Robert Frost, “After Apple-Picking” 7.) William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 73″ […]