He states this here "That a poem may have varying interpretations is a critical commonplace. That all interpretations of a poem are equally valid is a critical heresy," (Perrine 1). ... An example of the evidence Perrine uses is when he talks about his experiences of analyzing poetry with groups of students as stated here "Several years ago I presented the Emily Dickinson poem to a number of students and colleagues and discovered that not one of them interpreted the poem as I did. ... This quote is talking about Perrine's experience with a group of students and how they int...

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