Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.
They begin beating it with a hose
to find out what it really means.
How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins's message?
It criticizes the way some readers try to understand a poem
It criticizes the violent themes found in modern poetry
It suggests that the study of poetry requires physical strength.
It suggests that every poem has a simple meaning.
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Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.
They begin beating it with a...
They begin beating it with a...
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