PrepTest 138, Section 1, Question 5
The corrido , a type of narrative folk(441 more words not shown)
The author discusses metaphor in(7 more words not shown)
- Aelaborate on a(10 more words not shown)
- Bcounter the commonplace(9 more words not shown)
- Cemphasize the centrality(5 more words not shown)
- Dpoint out the(5 more words not shown)
- Eidentify an element(8 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The paragraph opens by saying that corridos tell stories simply and swiftly, without embellishments. Then it explains that metaphors are rare and, when used, usually draw on familiar everyday images.
What we’re looking for
That is a development of the opening claim about direct language. The example shows how even an occasional metaphor can convey a point through something the listeners readily understand. We need the role of that discussion, not just a feature mentioned somewhere in it.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The discussion elaborates on the directness of corrido language. Metaphors are infrequent, and their familiar imagery fits the straightforward style the first sentence describes.
- B
No commonplace assertion is introduced for the author to oppose. Corridos are narrative songs, and explaining their language doesn't counter the idea that they tell stories.
- C
This makes poetic language central when figures of speech are described as rare. The metaphor is an illustrative exception within a direct style, not the defining focus this answer claims.
- D
Longevity concerns how long the tradition lasted. This paragraph explains how the language works; the earlier historical dates aren't the purpose of the metaphor discussion.
- E
We do see recurring storm imagery, but the author doesn't establish that every variant of a particular corrido contains the same metaphor. The discussion explains characteristic language, not an element guaranteed to occur in all versions of one song.
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