man...mr lee really went overboard with the homework tonight. he was probably just ticked off that no one was participating yesterday. i wonder who's fault that was...:O

why should i explicate poetry? what's the point, anyway? if they have something to say, why don't they just SAY it? i just don't see the point of all this mindless round-about language when they're really just trying to say,
"dang, she's hott. i wonder if she'd go out with me."