Litany-Billy Collins

1. Simply a parody, or mockery?

2. He gives a very straight faced presentation.

3. The poem becomes more and more absurd.

4. His intro provides an explanation, and is also humorous. 

5. The poem would still be effective without the intro, but it adds to it. It provides an explanation of the form he is parodying and his "thievery."

6. He goes directly from the intro to the poem; I almost missed the transition.

7.Refers to the page often.

8. His almost monotone delivery adds to the comedy. He is supposed to be saying something romantic and he sounds completely blase. Perhaps this is because he is trying to make a point about the staleness of the form.