I'm traveling to the United States for the first time. What do you know about manners in the U.S.? What tips do you have about being polite?
It doesn't matter just read it cuh
The poet is using a metaphor. Your answer is correct.
A colon suggests that there will be a list that will follow it. Using the words 'such as', 'for example', and 'including' in a sentence also directs the attention of the reader to a list. It will be redundant to use a colon after the word 'including' in a sentence.