The approach to poetry taken by a modern–day Italian immigrant in America would be most analogous to Phillis Wheatley...
Julie-VAugust 26, 2019
Answer Explanation
Hi LSAT Max,
Where would we find textual support to arrive at choice (E)? Lines 40-42 seems like it would justify the right answer, but I'm not too certain so I would love some clarification.
Thanks in advance!
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The whole passage is textual support. One thing to note is that the majority of RC questions are must be true questions. They will 100% be supported by the passage.
ElizabethGlassmannOctober 14, 2020
Where would the lines of support be?
Naryan-ShukleJanuary 17, 2022
Thanks for the questions everyone!
You might say there's textual support from lines 48-55, but searching for textual support isn't the best way to approach these inference questions. The true reason E is correct is because of the whole passage, and how it describes Wheatley's poetry. She is someone who comes from a strong culture, and was in a position to develop that culture's poetry in a new space. Understanding this comes from reading the passage with interest, not from trying to memorize or highlight a few lines.
With this understanding, we can see that this story could apply to both Wheatley's, and a parallel case. Wheatley (in the eyes of the author) failed to use her position to forward African poetry, and instead stuck to English tradition. In a parallel situation our Italian poet would—you guessed it—fail to develop Italian poetry and instead stick to American traditions. This is exactly what E tells us.
