Due to their often strange images, highly experimental syntax, and opaque subject matter, many of...

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SAT 2021

Due to their often strange images, highly experimental syntax, and opaque subject matter, many of John Ashbery’s poems can be quite difficult to ______ and thus are the object of heated debate among scholars. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  • A) delegate
  • B) compose
  • C) interpret
  • D) renounce

Correct Answer: C) interpret

Explanation

The most logical and precise choice to complete the text would be C) interpret. Given the context that John Ashbery's poems are described as having strange images, experimental syntax, and opaque subject matter, it implies that they require interpretation to understand their meaning. Therefore, many of his poems can be quite difficult to interpret and become the subject of debate among scholars.



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