What imagery does the poet use to set the stage for beowulfs climactic battle with the dragon?

How does the author view the idea that you have to be perfect in order to get into college

Some one drawing water and my theater placed my hand under the spout. as the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water , first slowly , then rapidly . i stood still ,my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers . suddenly i felt misty consciousness as of soothing forgotten --a thrill of returning thought and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me this passage from the stoyof my life is an wxample of which element of plotclimax action

Why did the author of "how to jump-start a car battery" choose to use this image?