PrepTest 121, Section 2, Question 8
In spite of a shared language, Latin American(426 more words not shown)
The passage's claims about Spanish(16 more words not shown)
- ASpanish linguistic constructs(12 more words not shown)
- BCastilian Spanish was(13 more words not shown)
- CSpanish poets originated(10 more words not shown)
- DCastilian Spanish was(8 more words not shown)
- ESpanish poets rejected(7 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What claim are we trying to weaken? Spanish poets are described as reluctant to experiment with language. Evidence that they actually pioneered a radical new use of language would push against that picture. More information about the history of Spanish generally wouldn't necessarily tell us how these poets use it.
Working the answers
- A
Greater influence on Latin American poets doesn't show that poets in Spain were themselves innovative. A tradition can influence others without experimenting in the way we're looking for.
- B
A language can still be evolving even when particular poets use it conservatively. B concerns Castilian Spanish at an earlier point, not the poets' willingness to challenge literary conventions.
- CCorrect
Originating an influential movement that used language radically is an example of Spanish poets doing what the writer says they rarely do. That would weaken the characterization of their approach as conservative and reluctant to innovate.
- D
Influence from other dialects during the language's development doesn't establish radical experimentation by Spanish poets. The subject has shifted again.
- E
Rejecting outside versions of modernism fits the described reluctance to embrace new movements. It would support that picture rather than weaken it.
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