PrepTest 121, Section 3, Question 7
The poet Louise Glück has said that she(457 more words not shown)
Based on the passage, with(19 more words not shown)
- AThis tradition is(9 more words not shown)
- BThis tradition transcends(5 more words not shown)
- CThe male-dominated aspect(15 more words not shown)
- DThe view of(13 more words not shown)
- EThis tradition, though(5 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We need Glück's view, so recall her reasons for belonging to the tradition. It is poetry in her language, and it addresses loss, time and desire—subjects available to people across gender and background. Her critics' objections aren't automatically her opinions.
Working the answers
- A
This resembles a concern her critics might raise, but Glück doesn't say the tradition is diminished in that way. Her stated attitude is respect and admiration.
- B
Universal subjects are not the same as literature free of historical context. At the end, Glück calls literature “inescapably historical.” B contradicts that distinction.
- C
Developing a uniquely female voice is the critics' proposed solution. Glück objects to making that a requirement and says gender differences can emerge without deliberately cultivating them.
- D
Her description of the tradition as an inheritance doesn't establish a condition every successful poet must meet. No such rule about success is given.
- ECorrect
The tradition may be male dominated, but its subjects aren't reserved for men. The second paragraph names loss, time and desire as shared human concerns, explaining why Glück can see herself as belonging to it.
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