How does paraphrasing help readers understand poetry?
A. It maintains archaic terms so as not to change the meaning of the poem.
B. It allows the reader to create his or her own meanings for the similes and metaphors.
C. It helps readers understand what the meaning is behind different types of figurative language.
D. It inspires readers to come up with their own allusions, and paradoxes when reading poems
Answer:
C. It helps readers understand what the meaning is behind different types of figurative language.