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.

Which techniques best describe the tone the author is using in this passage? o a. confusion and curiosity o b. jokes and humor o c. sarcasm and mockery o d. sadness and regret

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

The empire state building was constructed by one hundred workers