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The part of the sentence after the colon is an example illustrating the point made in the first part of the sentence. Since Fry "argues" that rhythm is more important than deeper meaning, the corresponding first part, "meter," is more important than "words." These poets are proclaiming "the primacy of meter over words." The correct answers "stress" and "underscore" convey this meaning. The much milder pair, "acknowledge" and "allow," doesn't fit because their intensity doesn't match that of "argues." "Immolate" is a great GRE vocabulary word that means to burn as a sacrifice, which, although interesting, is definitely not the desired meaning here. "Decry" is another great word that means to publicly denounce, but it also does not fit.