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The novelist has built a career on narratives set against the backdrop
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07 Sep 2026, 02:22
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The novelist has built a career on narratives set against the backdrop of ecological collapse, but because her prose lingers so patiently in ambiguity and refuses moralizing resolution, it would be a mistake to dismiss her work as merely ________.
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| A. mellifluous |
| B. didactic |
| C. epigonic | D. fastidious | E. maudlin |
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Re: The novelist has built a career on narratives set against the backdrop
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11 Sep 2026, 10:43
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The key clues are:
“lingers so patiently in ambiguity”
“refuses moralizing resolution”
Didactic means intended to teach or instruct, especially by giving a moral lesson.
The sentence says that although her novels deal with ecological collapse, her writing doesn't preach or deliver a clear moral lesson. Therefore, it would be wrong to dismiss her work as merely didactic.
Answer: B
The key clues are:
“lingers so patiently in ambiguity”
“refuses moralizing resolution”
Didactic means intended to teach or instruct, especially by giving a moral lesson.
The sentence says that although her novels deal with ecological collapse, her writing doesn't preach or deliver a clear moral lesson. Therefore, it would be wrong to dismiss her work as merely didactic.
Answer: B
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