For decades, there has been a deep rift betweenpoetry and fiction ... ...

The author ’s attitude toward the deep rift between poetry and fiction in the U.S. can be most accurately described as one of
(A) perplexity as to what could have led to the development of such a rift
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Free Sample 3: Moderate Passages (x2)

 
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Posted: 10/01/2012 20:01
Why isn't it d
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Posted: 10/02/2012 16:38
Penni, option (D) indicates pessimism that the rift can be overcome. In the passage, the author picked Rita Dove as an example that the rift between poetry and fiction can be bridged. So it can't be D.