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I think this is a high-quality question and I agree with explanation. CAT ISSUE.
Stats for verbal CAT's are corrupt. I keep getting null values for other's performances.
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In RC, when I review, it does not show if I previously marked it correct or not, as it does in the other types of questions while reveiwing
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The new approach to poetry that emerged between 1900 and 1920 sought to put aside the sentimentality and strict obedience to established forms that had characterized the Victorian poets of preceding decades. Many poets in both the United States and Europe had begun to experiment with free verse – poetry that does not adhere to set standards of rhyme or rhythm – and several magazines were founded in order to publish this “new poetry.” It was not until 1912, however, that the first real school of new poetry emerged from the chaos of experimentation .

With only a handful of adherents, but access to the editorial department of a key American literary magazine, Ezra Pound created and sustained Imagism by mere declaration. Pound, an American poet living in London, had at first open lines of communication with a small group of English poets who combined deep appreciation for Japanese verse forms, such as haiku, with experiments in free verse.

Although Pound was briefly aligned with this group, he soon found greater artistic affinity with Richard Aldington, a fledgling English poet, and Hilda Doolittle, who signed her poems “H.D.” One of H.D.’s first poems, “Hermes of the Ways,” so delighted Pound with its crystal clear images and lack of ornamentation that he assigned her the penname “H.D., Imagist” and sent the poem immediately to the U.S. for publication in the magazine Poetry, for which he was serving as foreign editor.

In a later issue of Poetry, Pound articulated the guiding principles of Imagism, stressing that poets should treat objects directly, use no words that do not contribute to the presentation, and write according to the rhythm of the words rather than an accepted poetic form. In addition to his work with literary periodicals, Pound also edited an anthology of Imagist poems in 1914. Ironically, however, his insistence that no explanation of the Imagist movement be offered in the anthology backfired; readers did not understand that Pound and his Imagists were experimenting with a new form of poetry, and many of the anthologies were returned to the publisher.
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to

(a) convince the reader of the significance of a literary figure
(b) explain the failure of an experimental type of poetry
(c) trace the development of a literary movement
(d) debate the merits of traditional forms of poetry
(e) introduce important contributors to a literary movement
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2. EACH of the following is cited in the passage as a goal of Imagism EXCEPT

(a) Challenge accepted standards for poetry
(b) Promote new and talented poets
(c) Concentrate on objects over ornate speech
(d) Experiment with free verse
(e) Praise Japanese verse forms
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3. The bolded passage most clearly implies which of the following about new poetry movements before 1912?

(a) Although many poets had begun to experiment independently with free verse, there were no clearly defined movements before Imagism.
(b) Movements adhered strictly to the established forms that had characterized Victorian poets.
(c) Although many poets had begun to experiment with free verse, none was successful enough to achieve lasting recognition.
(d) The sheer number of new poetry movements in the United States and Europe created chaos.
(e) Many movements founded magazines in which to publish their experiments with free verse.
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4. Which of the following, if added to the end of the last paragraph, forms the best conclusion to the passage?

(a) Because of this misunderstanding, Imagism failed to gain the recognition as a valid literary movement that it needed to survive.
(b) Despite this setback, however, Pound’s articulation of the principles of Imagism had succeeded in presenting a viable alternative to traditional forms, and modern poetry set off in a new direction.
(c) Angered by this rejection, Pound adjusted his ambitions for Imagism and began encouraging fellow poets to write according to the rhythm of words, rather than accepted forms.
(d) On the other hand, even though most of the public did not understand the goals of Imagism, Pound’s anthology sold several thousand copies.
(e) Additionally, several readers wrote letters to the editors of the magazine criticizing Pound and the Imagists for slavishly imitating traditional poetic forms.
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5. Which of the following is cited in the passage as a historical reason that Ezra Pound could play such a decisive role in the development of Imagism?

(a) He clearly defined the principles of Imagism in the pages of an influential literary magazine.
(b) He himself was a successful poet and was able to help others follow his lead.
(c) He was delighted by HD’s use of images and lack of ornamentation.
(d) He was the foreign editor for an important American poetry magazine.
(e) He capitalized on an emerging taste for free verse in the United States and Europe.
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in question 1, I am not convinced why option E is wrong. The second para mentions that pound connected with few english poets who appreciate japanese verse.
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The new approach to poetry that emerged between 1900 and 1920 sought to put aside the sentimentality and strict obedience to established forms that had characterized the Victorian poets of preceding decades. Many poets in both the United States and Europe had begun to experiment with free verse – poetry that does not adhere to set standards of rhyme or rhythm – and several magazines were founded in order to publish this “new poetry.” It was not until 1912, however, that the first real school of new poetry emerged from the chaos of experimentation .

With only a handful of adherents, but access to the editorial department of a key American literary magazine, Ezra Pound created and sustained Imagism by mere declaration. Pound, an American poet living in London, had at first open lines of communication with a small group of English poets who combined deep appreciation for Japanese verse forms, such as haiku, with experiments in free verse.

Although Pound was briefly aligned with this group, he soon found greater artistic affinity with Richard Aldington, a fledgling English poet, and Hilda Doolittle, who signed her poems “H.D.” One of H.D.’s first poems, “Hermes of the Ways,” so delighted Pound with its crystal clear images and lack of ornamentation that he assigned her the penname “H.D., Imagist” and sent the poem immediately to the U.S. for publication in the magazine Poetry, for which he was serving as foreign editor.

In a later issue of Poetry, Pound articulated the guiding principles of Imagism, stressing that poets should treat objects directly, use no words that do not contribute to the presentation, and write according to the rhythm of the words rather than an accepted poetic form. In addition to his work with literary periodicals, Pound also edited an anthology of Imagist poems in 1914. Ironically, however, his insistence that no explanation of the Imagist movement be offered in the anthology backfired; readers did not understand that Pound and his Imagists were experimenting with a new form of poetry, and many of the anthologies were returned to the publisher.
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to

(a) convince the reader of the significance of a literary figure
(b) explain the failure of an experimental type of poetry
(c) trace the development of a literary movement
(d) debate the merits of traditional forms of poetry
(e) introduce important contributors to a literary movement
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2. Delisted

3. The bolded passage most clearly implies which of the following about new poetry movements before 1912?

(a) Although many poets had begun to experiment independently with free verse, there were no clearly defined movements before Imagism.
(b) Movements adhered strictly to the established forms that had characterized Victorian poets.
(c) Although many poets had begun to experiment with free verse, none was successful enough to achieve lasting recognition.
(d) The sheer number of new poetry movements in the United States and Europe created chaos.
(e) Many movements founded magazines in which to publish their experiments with free verse.
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A

4. Which of the following, if added to the end of the last paragraph, forms the best conclusion to the passage?

(a) Because of this misunderstanding, Imagism failed to gain the recognition as a valid literary movement that it needed to survive.
(b) Despite this setback, however, Pound’s articulation of the principles of Imagism had succeeded in presenting a viable alternative to traditional forms, and modern poetry set off in a new direction.
(c) Angered by this rejection, Pound adjusted his ambitions for Imagism and began encouraging fellow poets to write according to the rhythm of words, rather than accepted forms.
(d) On the other hand, even though most of the public did not understand the goals of Imagism, Pound’s anthology sold several thousand copies.
(e) Additionally, several readers wrote letters to the editors of the magazine criticizing Pound and the Imagists for slavishly imitating traditional poetic forms.
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B

5. Which of the following is cited in the passage as a historical reason that Ezra Pound could play such a decisive role in the development of Imagism?

(a) He clearly defined the principles of Imagism in the pages of an influential literary magazine.
(b) He himself was a successful poet and was able to help others follow his lead.
(c) He was delighted by HD’s use of images and lack of ornamentation.
(d) He was the foreign editor for an important American poetry magazine.
(e) He capitalized on an emerging taste for free verse in the United States and Europe.
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Dear All, GMATNinja VeritasKarishma bb generis egmat
in question 1, I am not convinced why option E is wrong. The second para mentions that pound connected with few english poets who appreciate japanese verse.
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What is the purpose of the passage? Is it to introduce important contributors to a literary movement?
Is its purpose to tell us who all were involved and what role each played?

Mostly, it tells us about Ezra Pound and what he did but are any other contributors introduced? Others are just mentioned while explaining what Pound did for Imagism.
Paragraph 1 introduces Imagism, paragraph 2 introduces Pound in connection to Imagism, paragraph 3 tells us how he aligned with some other poets to encourage Imagism and paragraph 4 gives us the guiding principle of Imagism and the anthology experiment.

So the best option is that the passage traces the development of a literary movement (Imagism). Option (C)

It is certainly more apt that option (E). We need to look for the best answer option.­
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I still don't see a good explanation in this forum as to why for Question 2 choice (E) is a better answer than choice (B). I think they are both wrong because nowhere does it say that Ezra Pound actively sough out less well known poets. In fact, it sounds to me like Pound stumbled upon two lesser known poets whose work he was smitten by. The explanation for choice (B) also seems rather vague.

Can someone please explain in more detail?

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I also have the similar doubt regarding the question2. Requesting somebody s help. KarishmaB
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I still don't see a good explanation in this forum as to why for Question 2 choice (E) is a better answer than choice (B). I think they are both wrong because nowhere does it say that Ezra Pound actively sough out less well known poets. In fact, it sounds to me like Pound stumbled upon two lesser known poets whose work he was smitten by. The explanation for choice (B) also seems rather vague.

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I also have the similar doubt regarding the question2. Requesting somebody s help. KarishmaB
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I still don't see a good explanation in this forum as to why for Question 2 choice (E) is a better answer than choice (B). I think they are both wrong because nowhere does it say that Ezra Pound actively sough out less well known poets. In fact, it sounds to me like Pound stumbled upon two lesser known poets whose work he was smitten by. The explanation for choice (B) also seems rather vague.

Can someone please explain in more detail?

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­Thank you for the question and sorry about the lacking explanation for question 2. Here is a better explanation that I hope helps with why B is wrong. Also, I have tweaked the question stem to be stronger and make the question hopefully more clear. Old stem was: EACH of the following is cited in the passage as a goal of Imagism EXCEPT


(B) Promote new and talented poets:

  • The main problem with this choice is that it is not a goal of the Imagism or a principle. It is a consequence/side effect. By the way, you are correct that there are references to promoting poets but those reference were not goals. 
  • More detailed view: The passage discusses Ezra Pound's efforts in publishing works by poets like H.D. and Aldington, which indeed  indirectly promotes new and talented poets. However, this activity is shown as part of Pound's work and contributions to Imagism and literary circles rather than being explicitly mentioned or cited as a formal goal Imagism. This creates a nuanced distinction where the promotion of new poets is more of an outcome or method employed by Pound rather than an explicitly stated goal of Imagism.


(E) Praise Japanese verse forms:

  • The appreciation for Japanese verse forms, such as haiku, is mentioned in the context of early interactions among poets, including Pound, who were exploring new poetic expressions. While this appreciation influenced their stylistic experiments, leading towards Imagism, it is not listed as a formal principle or declared goal of Imagism. The text does not explicitly state that praising Japanese verse forms was a goal of the Imagist movement; rather, it describes an influence or interest that shaped their poetic experiments.

I hope it helps. Let me know if any other questions. ­
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I think this is a poor-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. The official explanation says that option B is correct, and then says that option E is also correct. Please fix this
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I think this is a poor-quality question and the explanation isn't clear enough, please elaborate. Explanation for both option B and E states that they both are correct answers. Poor quality
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Thank you both leepcoast and nisha1234567890 - this was a botched question by me when I tried to add an expanded explanation in March 🤦‍♂️. Sorry about that. The topic here had the correct explanation discussion which I have copied but the tests did not. Thank you for pointing it out. Explanation updated to be clearer for B. Also have added 2 weeks of access to your accounts to thank you for your help.

P.S. I have read some other comments above with a few people suggesting the question is flawed and I will play safe and have removed question #2 about goals of imagenism until someone more qualified than me can address it. 

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I think this is a poor-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. Although many poets had begun to experiment independently with free verse, there were no clearly defined movements before Imagism.

--> Why we assume the first real school of new poetry is Imagism?
between paragraph 1 and 2, we only know that, Imagism is some noticeable movement, but there is no clear evidence saying that it is the first movement or it happened in 1912 --> between 1912 till Imagism time, there might be other defined movements. Just because we want to talk about Ezra so we pick Imagism.
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I still don't see a good explanation in this forum as to why for Question 2 choice (E) is a better answer than choice (B). I think they are both wrong because nowhere does it say that Ezra Pound actively sough out less well known poets. In fact, it sounds to me like Pound stumbled upon two lesser known poets whose work he was smitten by. The explanation for choice (B) also seems rather vague.

Can someone please explain in more detail?

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­Thank you for the question and sorry about the lacking explanation for question 2. Here is a better explanation that I hope helps with why B is wrong. Also, I have tweaked the question stem to be stronger and make the question hopefully more clear. Old stem was: EACH of the following is cited in the passage as a goal of Imagism EXCEPT


(B) Promote new and talented poets:


  • The main problem with this choice is that it is not a goal of the Imagism or a principle. It is a consequence/side effect. By the way, you are correct that there are references to promoting poets but those reference were not goals.
  • More detailed view: The passage discusses Ezra Pound's efforts in publishing works by poets like H.D. and Aldington, which indeed indirectly promotes new and talented poets. However, this activity is shown as part of Pound's work and contributions to Imagism and literary circles rather than being explicitly mentioned or cited as a formal goal Imagism. This creates a nuanced distinction where the promotion of new poets is more of an outcome or method employed by Pound rather than an explicitly stated goal of Imagism.


(E) Praise Japanese verse forms:


  • The appreciation for Japanese verse forms, such as haiku, is mentioned in the context of early interactions among poets, including Pound, who were exploring new poetic expressions. While this appreciation influenced their stylistic experiments, leading towards Imagism, it is not listed as a formal principle or declared goal of Imagism. The text does not explicitly state that praising Japanese verse forms was a goal of the Imagist movement; rather, it describes an influence or interest that shaped their poetic experiments.

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bb didn't understand if B is wrong as well - then how is it right for the answer?

Also what is source of this Q?
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There is a discussion of 4 questions in this topic.
For the question that you quoted, E was the correct answer. However, you did not attempt that question so you want to make sure you mention which question you are referreding to and also when checking explanations.­
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I think this is a poor-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. Although many poets had begun to experiment independently with free verse, there were no clearly defined movements before Imagism.

--> Why we assume the first real school of new poetry is Imagism?
between paragraph 1 and 2, we only know that, Imagism is some noticeable movement, but there is no clear evidence saying that it is the first movement or it happened in 1912 --> between 1912 till Imagism time, there might be other defined movements. Just because we want to talk about Ezra so we pick Imagism.
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I guess one reason could be that if it were written there was no other movement existed before Imagism, then it would not be implied, but rather stated.
Do you feel another answer is correct in the question #3?
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for Q-4, why is A) incorrect? not fully convinced..
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Hi. Sure, happy to help.
The conclusion will summarize the passage and will not introduce new ideas.

The passage ends with "and many of the anthologies were returned to the publisher." I don't think we can conclude and definitely not restating that we think Imagism is going to die because of the anthology.

The sentence says “Imagism failed to gain the recognition ... that it needed to survive.” Nowhere earlier does the passage say or even hint that Imagism died out.
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I did not quite understand the solution. The solution says for E - " The founding of magazines and experimentation with free verse were simultaneous developments; the passage does not address whether movements founded magazines."

But it is literally mentioned in the passage that - "and several magazines were founded in order to publish this “new poetry.”

And it's not very clear if it was not before 1912.
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I did not quite understand the solution. The solution says for E - " The founding of magazines and experimentation with free verse were simultaneous developments; the passage does not address whether movements founded magazines."

But it is literally mentioned in the passage that - "and several magazines were founded in order to publish this “new poetry.”

And it's not very clear if it was not before 1912.
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Thanks! I have updated the solution. Does it help?
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I like the solution - it’s helpful.
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I did not quite understand the solution. Not understood why is this the answer what structure or reason
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I don’t quite agree with the solution. For Q1
In the first para its mentioned that it that "It was not until 1912, however, that the first real school of new poetry emerged from the chaos of experimentation.

and then its mentioend that....

......Ezra Pound created and sustained Imagism by mere declaration.

Between these lines its a stretch to infer that there were no clearly defined movementes before imagism. Its difficult to infer that imagism was the first. Its a possibilty but cant be 100% sure

Additionally, having a school of new poetry doesnt mean that this was the first time any defined movement came into being.

What if there were defined movements but were they died out before getting any traction ?
The passage says it was the first time a school of new poetry emerged.

I can understand that this is the best answer among the lot. Closest answer is E but that I agree is wrong cause 'many movements' is not justified
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