I am writing a research paper on Billy Collins' poetry. What are his main themes? I need three... So far I have middle-class American life...

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I urge you to read many of his poems and see which themes you find.

This article may also help you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Collins
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.
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