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25 Oct 2022, 01:30
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A poem is any work of art that exploits some of the musical characteristics of language, such as meter, rhythm, euphony, and rhyme. A novel, though it may be a work of art in language, does not usually exploit the musical characteristics of language. A symphony, though it may be a work of art that exploit the musical characteristics of sounds, rarely involves language. A limerick, though it may exploit some musical characteristics of language, is not, strictly speaking, art.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
(A) If a creation is neither a poem, nor a novel, nor a symphony, then it is not a work of art.
(B) An example of so-called blank verse, which does not rhyme, is not really a poem.
(C) If a novel exploits meter and rhyme while standing as a work of art, then it is both a novel and a poem.
(D) Limericks constitute a nonartistic type of poetry.
(E) If a symphony does not exploit the musical characteristics of sound, then it is not a work of art.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
(A) If a creation is neither a poem, nor a novel, nor a symphony, then it is not a work of art.
(B) An example of so-called blank verse, which does not rhyme, is not really a poem.
(C) If a novel exploits meter and rhyme while standing as a work of art, then it is both a novel and a poem.
(D) Limericks constitute a nonartistic type of poetry.
(E) If a symphony does not exploit the musical characteristics of sound, then it is not a work of art.
25 Oct 2022, 09:28
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(A) If a creation is neither a poem, nor a novel, nor a symphony, then it is not a work of art.
The paragraph does not state that these are the only things which are deemed works of art.
(B) An example of so-called blank verse, which does not rhyme, is not really a poem.
For this to be true, the only defining characteristic of a poem would need to be rhyme, when the paragraph states that a poem exploits some of the musical characteristics. This includes meter, rhythm, euphony, and rhyme.
(C) If a novel exploits meter and rhyme while standing as a work of art, then it is both a novel and a poem.
Correct. The paragraph states that a novel is a work of art in language, and that it does not usually exploit musical characteristics of language. However, if a novel, while being a work of art, does make use of musical characteristics then by what the paragraph states it will fulfil the requirements to be both a novel and a poem.
(D) Limericks constitute a nonartistic type of poetry.
Nothing is ever mentioned of nonartistic types of poetry, what we do know is that for a poem to be a poem it needs to be a both art and exploit musical characteristics. According to the paragraph, limericks are not art and therefore cannot be poetry.
(E) If a symphony does not exploit the musical characteristics of sound, then it is not a work of art
The paragraph does not specify what is needed for a symphony to be deemed a work of art.
Answer C
The paragraph does not state that these are the only things which are deemed works of art.
(B) An example of so-called blank verse, which does not rhyme, is not really a poem.
For this to be true, the only defining characteristic of a poem would need to be rhyme, when the paragraph states that a poem exploits some of the musical characteristics. This includes meter, rhythm, euphony, and rhyme.
(C) If a novel exploits meter and rhyme while standing as a work of art, then it is both a novel and a poem.
Correct. The paragraph states that a novel is a work of art in language, and that it does not usually exploit musical characteristics of language. However, if a novel, while being a work of art, does make use of musical characteristics then by what the paragraph states it will fulfil the requirements to be both a novel and a poem.
(D) Limericks constitute a nonartistic type of poetry.
Nothing is ever mentioned of nonartistic types of poetry, what we do know is that for a poem to be a poem it needs to be a both art and exploit musical characteristics. According to the paragraph, limericks are not art and therefore cannot be poetry.
(E) If a symphony does not exploit the musical characteristics of sound, then it is not a work of art
The paragraph does not specify what is needed for a symphony to be deemed a work of art.
Answer C
26 Oct 2022, 18:34
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I do not agree with your reasoning for ruling out A. In inference questions, we need to take the stimulus as true and we cannot assume or bring facts from outside.
