PrepTest 104, Section 3, Question 13
Personal names are generally regarded by European thinkers(443 more words not shown)
It can be inferred from(18 more words not shown)
- Atheir ability to(5 more words not shown)
- Btheir use of(5 more words not shown)
- Ctheir capacity to(3 more words not shown)
- Dtheir ability to(4 more words not shown)
- Etheir ability to(3 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We're looking for the feature that doesn't contribute to the names' poetic quality. Recall what made them poetic: a compact image can evoke a vivid event, and the names can give aesthetic pleasure. Simply identifying someone is a different function.
Working the answers
- A
The final paragraph directly connects poetic quality with names understood as “oral texts.” That is supported, so eliminate A.
- B
The condensed image of the procession leads directly to the comparison with “tiny imagist poems.” This is part of the poetic quality.
- C
Producing “aesthetic delight” is how the final paragraph describes that quality. Eliminate C.
- DCorrect
Conferring identity is a function of the names, but it isn't what makes them poetic. A label could tell us who someone is without evoking an image or giving aesthetic pleasure. The question asks about the poetry, not whether the names do this at all.
- E
“Beautifully ascended” conveys the ceremony's meaning indirectly through its image. That subtle expression contributes to the poetic quality, so E isn't the exception.
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