THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (D). REVIEW THE AUTHOR’S CHOICE OFWORDS. THE...

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The correct answer is (D). Review the author’s choice of

words. They are simple and precise, which rules in choice (A).

For not/exceptquestions, askyourself if the answer is

The poem has many excellent physical textures—“rend,” “cut,”

correct in the context of the

“tatters,” “thick,” “blunts,” to name a few—ruling in choice (B).

selection. If it is, cross it off

Choice (C), vivid, emotional images, is ruled in for the same

and go on to the next

reasons. Read the lines for rhythm. There is nothing traditional,

answer.

choice (D), about them. Choice (E) is evident in stanzas 1 and 3.

Choice (D), then, is the exception and thus the correct answer.