Aperson will understand the compressed language of a poem better if she brings her knowledge of areas such as history and mythology to that poem.
a. true
b. false

True, all the way! Of course you will be able to understand the poem better if you have bakcground knowledge on it. If you bring knowledge of areas such as history and mythology in relation to that poem not only will you be able to understand the poem better but probably will be able to distinguish the figurative language of allusion at its finest within the poem.
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