1. What does Collins really think about his poem's subject? Does he really love her or is it just a sarcastic slant on love poems that compare the beloved to objects in nature using meaningless metaphors?
2. How does he really feel about himself? Is the second half of the poem purely sarcastic?
3. Does Collins really dislike poems based in comparison and imagery or was he just trying to be humorous in his parody?
4. How would the original poem's author feel about Collins' adaptation.
5. Is Collins' poem a love poem?
6. What is the meaning behind the uncertain terms Collins uses, such as "maybe", "however", and "somehow"?
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