PrepTest 121, Section 2, Question 12
In spite of a shared language, Latin American(426 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(7 more words not shown)
- AA tradition of(16 more words not shown)
- BIt was only(12 more words not shown)
- CThe cultural conservatism(16 more words not shown)
- DLatin American poets'(15 more words not shown)
- ESpanish poetry is(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This is a broad inference question, so I don't have one precise statement to predict. I'll use the distinctions we've established: language versus poetic use of language, inherited conventions versus experimentation, and borrowing a poetic form versus borrowing actual words.
Working the answers
- A
We aren't told that cultural conservatism made Spanish a stable, reliable language. The description concerns how poets use it, not that broader claim about the language's development and qualities.
- B
No recent starting date is supplied for incorporating other languages. Centuries of cultural influence don't establish that the borrowing began only recently.
- CCorrect
Spanish poets are described as taking the language for granted and rarely experimenting with it. Accepting inherited conventions in that way illustrates the cultural conservatism the writer attributes to their poetry.
- D
Tablada borrowed the haiku form. That's evidence of using a Japanese poetic structure, not Japanese words and phrases. D substitutes a different kind of borrowing for the one actually described.
- E
Movements originating with Latin American poets did reach Spain, but Spanish poets are described as greeting them reluctantly. Their arrival doesn't establish the receptive attitude E claims. The writer's comparison emphasizes resistance, not that positive response.
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