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Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.They begin beating it with a hoseto find out what it really means.How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins’s message?

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It criticizes the way some readers try to understand a poem.
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It criticizes the violent themes found in modern poetry.
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It suggests that the study of poetry requires physical strength.
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It suggests that every poem has a simple meaning.
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Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.I ask them to take a poemand hold it up to the lightlike a color slideor press an ear against its hive.Which line from the excerpt contains a metaphor?

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"I ask them to take a poem"
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"and hold it up to the light"
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"like a color slide"
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"or press an ear against its hive"
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Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.I want them to waterskiacross the surface of a poemwaving at the author's name on the shore.How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins’s message?

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It suggests that poems have fun, sporty themes.
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It suggests that readers take time to meet poets.
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It suggests that readers have fun exploring poetry.
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It suggests that poems are easy to understand.
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The poet has something to hide.
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The poet identifies with private people.
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The poet is afraid of authority figures.
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The poet seeks fame and recognition.
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Read this poem.Canceled plans disappointlike a milk spillso unpredictableruining the dayWhich line from the poem contains a simile?

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Canceled plans disappoint
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like a milk spill
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so unpredictable
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ruining the day
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Poems should be studied in many ways.
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Poetry readings should take place outside.
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Poems are colorful and noisy.
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Poetry should be shared with friends.
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Autumn is less enjoyable than summer.
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Autumn is the time to harvest fruit.
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Nature provides signs of autumn.
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Nature is inactive in autumn.
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Read this poem.Worry makes an ache—stomach swims, head throbs . . .It’s an unwanted guestwith endless requests.Like an empty piggy bankWorry offers nothing. Which line from the poem contains a metaphor?

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Worry makes an ache—
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stomach swims, head throbs . . .
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It’s an unwanted guest
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Like an empty piggy bank
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Read the poem "The Wind’s Visit" by Emily Dickinson.The wind tapped like a tired man,And like a host, "Come in,"I boldly answered; entered thenMy residence within A rapid, footless guest,To offer whom a chairWere as impossible as handA sofa to the air. No bone had he to bind him,His speech was like the pushOf numerous humming-birds at onceFrom a superior bush.His countenance a billow,His fingers, if he pass,Let go a music, as of tunesBlown tremulous in glass. He visited, still flitting;Then, lik

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the speaker is worried about the wind’s damaging power.
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the speaker is frightened by the wind’s ghostlike appearance.
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the speaker dislikes visits from unwanted guests.
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the speaker enjoys this unexpected visit from the wind.
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Read the poem "The Mountain" by Emily Dickinson.The mountain sat upon the plainIn his eternal chair,His observation omnifold,His inquest everywhere. The seasons prayed around his knees,Like children round a sire:Grandfather of the days is he,Of dawn the ancestor.What is the effect of Dickinson’s use of figurative language in the second stanza?

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It emphasizes the mountain’s age and permanence.
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It suggests that the seasons deserve respect.
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It compares the mountain to the morning sky.
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It highlights the importance of strong family ties.

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