True or false? If you're feeling confused when starting to read a poem, you're probably doing something wrong.

True or false? In the Bible, when Jesus is asked why he tells confusing stories, he says he does it to show people they are blind.

True or false? In the video on confusion, I suggest that being "lost" in a poem can help you learn about it the same way being "lost" in a new town or college campus can help you learn about those things.

True or false? When I didn't understand poetry in college, I felt stupid.

True or false? When I told my professor I didn't understand poetry, he told me to memorize a bunch of Shakespeare poems.

True or false? As soon as I memorized a poem I liked, I understood it completely.

In the video about my struggles with understanding poetry, I suggest sometimes it takes several readings and some time for a poem to open up for us.

True or false? "Start with the literal" means that when you first read a poem, consider starting with what is actually happening.

True or false? In the third video, I suggest you pause every time you come to the end of a line of poetry.

True or false? "Follow the punctuation" means as you read the poem, pause where there is a comma or a period, but otherwise read it just like the sentences are regular sentences on a page.