A poem is any work of art that exploits some of the musical characteristics of language, such as meter, rhythm, euphony, and rhyme. A novel, though it may be a work of art in language, does not usually exploit the musical characteristics of language. A symphony, though it may be a work of art that exploits the musical characteristics of sounds, rarely involves language. A limerick, though it may exploit some musical characteristics of language, is not, strictly speaking, art.
The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?
A) If a creation is neither a poem, nor a novel, nor a symphony, then it is not a work of art B) An example of so-called blank verse, which does not rhyme, is not really a poem C) If a novel exploits meter and rhyme while standing as a work of art, then it is both a novel and a poem D) Limericks constitute a non artistic type of poetry E) If a symphony does not exploit the musical characteristics of sound, then it is not a work of art作者: 玛莎丁丁 时间: 2012-8-14 13:25
OA is C.
D was temping to me. but a closer look at the stimulus helps! 1. Details worth our attention: A poem is any work of art that exploits some of the musical characteristics of language, such as meter, rhythm, euphony, and rhyme. A novel, though it may be a work of art in language, does not usually exploit the musical characteristics of language. A symphony, though it may be a work of art that exploits the musical characteristics of sounds, rarely involves language. A limerick, though it may exploit some musical characteristics of language, is not, strictly speaking, art.
2. Besides, the first sentence is better to be considered as biconditionary statement.作者: lihaolan 时间: 2012-8-14 13:47
the first sentence means if and only if right ?any means sufficient condition so poem>art ,art>poem.right?作者: 玛莎丁丁 时间: 2012-8-14 13:50
the first sentence means if and only if right ?any means sufficient condition so poem>art ,art>poem.right?
-- by 会员 lihaolan (2012/8/14 13:47:05)
I agree with you that the first sentence should be regarded as "if and only if" statement. But your inferrence was not exactly precise.... peom——> art + musical characteristics of language art——> ? we don't know about that from the stimulus yet作者: lihaolan 时间: 2012-8-14 13:56
yes I know ,so C is also use this sentense!