Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins. I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem waving at the author's name on the shore. How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins's message?

A) It suggests that poems have fun, sporty themes.

B) It suggests that readers take time to meet poets.

C) It suggests that readers have fun exploring poetry.

D) It suggests that poems are easy to understand.

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Amelia Bass

2 March, 21:27

Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins. I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem waving at the author's name on the shore. How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins's message?

A) It suggests that poems have fun, sporty themes.

B) It suggests that readers take time to meet poets.

C) It suggests that readers have fun exploring poetry.

D) It suggests that poems are easy to understand.

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Drake Holloway · Answer 1

The figurative language in the above excerpt reveals Collins's message as:

C) It suggests that readers have fun exploring poetry.

Explanation:

Billy Collins in his "Introduction of Poetry" had used the metaphorical usage in order to make the readers make their own imagination to read it. He wanted the readers to put their imagination and bring out the meaning of the poem.