Why did Tex feel like he'd like to kill everyone in the room?
Book called “Tex by SE Hinton”

He was depressed and feels like every one doesn't deserve to live

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.