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Set 2: Inferences (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

The sonnet sequence traces a progression from idealized love to bitter disillusionment. Early poems praise the beloved's beauty in conventional metaphors; later poems break from tradition, describing physical decay in graphic terms. Scholars debate whether this represents the speaker's psychological journey or a deliberate critique of poetic conventions themselves.

What interpretive choice does the scholarly debate concern?

A. Whether the poems rhyme correctly.
B. Whether to read the shift as characterization or meta-commentary on the genre.✓ Correct
C. Whether sonnets can be about love.
D. All scholars agree on one interpretation.

Detailed Explanation

'Psychological journey' vs. 'critique of poetic conventions' = characterization vs. meta-commentary.

Key Evidence:

• "speaker's psychological journey or deliberate critique of poetic conventions"

Why others are wrong: A (Rhyme isn't discussed.), C (These are love poems.), D ('Scholars debate' = disagreement.).

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