Poet: I can’t answer questions on Texas standardized tests about my own poems
I read parts of the article, skipped a bit, read the questions 32-36 and her remarks. And I don&#x27;t think there is anything wrong with the questions.<p>Maybe she&#x27;s just trying too hard to make a point, but in many cases it seems like she just can&#x27;t read or doesn&#x27;t understand the question(?).<p>E.g. 36 - &quot;The poet reveals the speaker’s feelings mainly by –&quot;, then she goes on to say that most of the answers are viable, but clearly the question says &quot;mainly&quot;, indicating you are supposed to choose the &quot;F using similes and metaphors to describe them&quot; since there&#x27;s much more of those.<p>About 35 - &quot;The imagery in lines 16 through 19 helps the reader understand –&quot; she says that<p><i>&quot;And of course there’s an argument to be made for A, I did shift into this mood TODAY.&quot;</i><p>But the question is about lines 16-19, which don&#x27;t mention any attitude changes, so A clearly can&#x27;t be the right answer.<p>Etc., etc.<p>I&#x27;m sorry, but being the author doesn&#x27;t and shouldn&#x27;t guarantee a perfect score.