Q3

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(moving Dan's original post here)

3. (A)
Question Type: Identification (8-11)
This question requires that we simply identify supporting text in the passage. If we understand
the structure of the passage, the language in the question, “widely held view,” should lead us
directly to the first paragraph. Remember, this is where the first side of the argument was
introduced (the conventional view that poetry and fiction should be kept separate. In lines 8-11,
we see that there is a widely held view that character and narratives should be left to fiction.
Answer choice (A) is correct.

(B) is an unsupported interpretation.
(C) is a contradictory interpretation. The passage states that graduate writing programs exist in
both poetry and fiction.
(D) is a contradictory interpretation. The conventional view is that lyrical language should stay
in poetry and NOT be mixed with fiction. Know the sides of your scale!
(E) is a contradictory interpretation. European literary cultures (at least the culture in Germany)
emphasize a more generalist approach.