Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry" is about the poet's experience teaching students to interpret poems (although not very successfully). Answer each of these questions in a well-developed paragraph:
1) In your own words, describe how Collins wants the students to learn to read/interpret poetry versus how the students would prefer to go about it. Use lines from the poem to support your answers.
2) When you read a poem, are you more like Collins or more like his students? Explain your answer (and we promise not to judge you either way).
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