Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins. But all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it. Which statement best explains the central idea of this stanza? People are unkind to poets and demand explanations from them. Poetry prompts feelings of anger and frustration. People try too hard to find one meaning for each poem. Poetry is too difficult for most people to understand.

The theme of a story can best be determined through which of the following? a. the story’s plot b. the book cover c. the authors name d. the reading level

You have to go. you have to, yer the only doctor. go ahead on, you," bruh fox say. big doc rabbit went down to the brook again. the water was so cool and ribbly and it kept the crock of cream so fresh and cold. doc rabbit drank about half of the cream this time. then he went back up to brother fox with the hard labor of raisin the roof. heard tell about this phrase remind readers that these stories were usually told, not read. which line from the excerpt is an example of personification?

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase