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 opened 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. The section at the end of the first paragraph most clearly implies which of the following about new poetry movements before 1912? "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." 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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Hi,

The key phrase is first real school of new poetry emerging from a chaos of experimentation.
That wording implies that before 1912, poets were experimenting, but without a clearly defined, organized movement that could be called a school.
Answer A doesn't claim that no poets or collaborations existed earlier, it only says there were no clearly defined movements, which is exactly what chaos of experimentation suggests.

RC inference questions ask what the author’s language most reasonably implies, not what might be hypothetically possible. This is why A) is correct, and E) is a stretch.

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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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I don’t quite agree with the solution. In the passage they never mentioned Imagism

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Hi,

You might have missed it, the passage does mention Imagism a couple of times:
"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"

"In a later issue of Poetry, Pound articulated the guiding principles of Imagism, stressing that poets should treat objects directly, use no words..."

Sharing some sentence excerpts from the passage...do let me know if you have any specific doubt or concern with the passage!

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I don’t quite agree with the solution. In the passage they never mentioned Imagism

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Option E says "He capitalized on an emerging taste for free verse in the United States and Europe". This can very well be taken as the reason that[color=#333333]Ezra Pound could play such a decisive role in the development of Imagism. [/color]How can you suddenly infer that the taste for free verse among public is needed for it to be considered the decisive factor, and not just the poets? A poetry movement will seek poets' interest for it's development rather than seeking public interest as well.

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Option E says "He capitalized on an emerging taste for free verse in the United States and Europe". This can very well be taken as the reason that Ezra Pound could play such a decisive role in the development of Imagism.

How can you suddenly infer that the taste for free verse among public is needed for it to be considered the decisive factor, and not just the poets? A poetry movement will seek poets' interest for it's development rather than seeking public interest as well.

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