PrepTest 121, Section 2, Question 9
In spite of a shared language, Latin American(426 more words not shown)
The passage affirms each of(3 more words not shown)
- AThe first haiku(11 more words not shown)
- BSpanish poetry is(9 more words not shown)
- CSpanish poetry rarely(6 more words not shown)
- DLatin American poetry(8 more words not shown)
- ELatin American poetry(6 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This is an EXCEPT question: four statements are supported, and one is not. Watch the label “Spanish poetry.” In this comparison it means poetry from Spain, not every poem written in Spanish. Treating it as the language-wide category would erase the distinction we've just read about.
Working the answers
- A
Tablada, identified as Mexican, wrote the first Spanish-language haiku. A is stated, so it isn't the exception.
- B
This is the description of poets in Spain: they rarely use language “in radical or experimental ways.” If you were thinking of innovative Latin American poetry written in Spanish, you'd be switching groups. B is supported.
- C
This fits the account of Spanish poetry's cultural conservatism and reluctance toward outside movements, contrasted with Latin American poets' exploration of other traditions. Again, the group is poets in Spain. C isn't the exception.
- DCorrect
This assigns the attitude to the wrong group. The second paragraph says Spanish poets take the language for granted; Latin American poets are critical or irreverent toward it and use it experimentally. D reverses that distinction.
- E
The opening specifically identifies indigenous languages, English, French and others as influences on Latin American poets' Spanish. E is supported.
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