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.

Excerpt from marsupials carole jenkins they are basically very timid animals and 5 exscape from their enemies by jumping away on their strong and powerful hind legs. look at the underlined section labelled 5. there may be a mistake in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling. if you find a mistake choose the answer that corrects the mistake. if there is no mistake, choose ‘correct as is.’ a) correct as is. b) escape from their enemies by jumping away c) exscape from there enemies by jumping away d) exscape from their enemie’s by jumping away

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?