The essential issue in the Wordsworths' relationship is not whether

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The essential issue in the Wordsworths' relationship
is not whether William's "borrowing" from Dorothy's
journal constituted tribute or exploitation, but how
the relationship influenced Dorothy's inability to
 (5)  conceive of herself as a writer. Dorothy's journal
entries, so unselfconscious as to omit the first
person pronoun altogether, seemed to her not to be
literature at all. Yet they were seamlessly
incorporated into William's most famous poems,
 (10)  altered only by the introduction of the "I."

In mainstream literary tradition, the authorial
self, the "I," is masculine. The dominated
other-Nature, Desire, or Woman herself-is feminine.
For Wordsworth, the female other is Nature, often
 (15)  personified as his sister Dorothy. Though this
characterization helped to validate and sustain the
unusually intense relationship the two had in real
life, it reinforced on a personal level Dorothy's
acceptance of the social and literary tradition
 (20)  which defined her as other. Her access to authorial
subjectivity was blocked not just by her femaleness,
but by her cherished central role in her brother's
life and poetry.   1 
 C 
 1. Which of the following provides the most appropriate substitute for the term other, as used in line 20?

A) The object of male aggression
B) A personification of nature
C) Acted upon rather than acting
D) The "I" of poetry
E) Emotive rather than Intellectual

2 
 D 
 2.The author would most probably identify which of the following as "the essential issue" (line 1) in the Wordsworths' relationship?

A) Whether Dorothy felt taken advantage of by William's use of her journal entries
B) Whether Dorothy was familiar with mainstream literary tradition
C) How William altered Dorothy's writings for inclusion in his poems
D) How the relationship reinforced Dorothy's assumptions about herself
E) Whether the relationship was psychologically harmful
 
 3 
 D 
 3. The author implies that which of the following were obstacles to Dorothy Wordsworth's becoming a poet?

I)  The fact that women were traditionally the subjects rather than the authors of poetry.
 II)  The omission of the word "I" in her journals.
 III)  Her relationship with her brother.

A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and III only
E) II and III only

kukretipiyush · Answer

Can anyone give explanation to these questions.

globaldesi · Answer

I will post all the official explanations in some time.
Are you looking for explanation for all or having difficulties in some specific question?

globaldesi · Answer

The author implies that which of the following were obstacles to Dorothy Wordsworth's becoming a poet?

The fact that women were traditionally the subjects rather than the authors of poetry.
The omission of the word "I" in her journals.
Her relationship with her brother.
 I only
 II only
 III only
 I and III only
 II and III only

Official explanation

The topic and scope of the passage is how the relationship between William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy affected her ability to perceive herself as a writer. While (I) and (III) are clearly indicated in the text, (II)'s "omission of the word 'I' in her journals" is evidence of Dorothy Wordsworth's unselfconsciousness" but not an obstacle in itself.

The author would most probably identify which of the following as "the essential issue" (line 1) in the Wordsworths' relationship?

Whether Dorothy felt taken advantage of by William's use of her journal entries
 Whether Dorothy was familiar with mainstream literary tradition
 How William altered Dorothy's writings for inclusion in his poems
 How the relationship reinforced Dorothy's assumptions about herself
 Whether the relationship was psychologically harmful

Official explanation

(A) is contrary to the passage. Sentence 1 states that "whether William's 'borrowing' ... constituted … exploitation" is not the essential issue. The correct answer, (D), paraphrases the end of that sentence "how the relationship influenced Dorothy's inability to conceive of herself as a writer."

Which of the following provides the most appropriate substitute for the term other, as used in line 20?

The object of male aggression
 A personification of nature
 Acted upon rather than acting
 The "I" of poetry
 Emotive rather than Intellectual

Official explanation

The line referred to speaks of the "authorial self, the ‘I’ and of the "dominated other." So the other is the thing about which the author writes, the object "acted upon rather than acting" (Choice (C)). Nature (Choice (B)) is only one example of the "other" in this sense. (D) is directly contrary—the "other" is contrasted with the "I" of poetry.

bM22 · Answer

1. Which of the following provides the most appropriate substitute for the term other, as used in line 20?

Explanation

The line referred to speaks of the "authorial self, the ‘I’ and of the "dominated other.". So the  other  is the thing about which the author writes, the object "acted upon rather than acting" ( Choice (C) ). Nature (Choice (B)) is only one example of the "other" in this sense. (D) is directly contrary—the "other" is contrasted with the "I" of poetry.

The correct answer is (C).

Hope This Helps.
Thanks.

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