A re-orientation is a re-focus on the lesson provided by the tradition.

Hope this helps

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For Q2, besides that we can eliminate wrong answers, how can we deduce that the passage suggests present-day writers to engage readers in the narratives??? Can you point on specific wordings or clues?

We don't choose answer that are partially correct. In this way, answer choice 'A' is the best answer not the perfect answer.

The clue can be found in the sentence:

"But if our writers and critics indeed respect the novel's rich tradition(as they claim to), then why do they disdain the urge to tell an exciting story?".
In other words, "if they respect the tradition, then why are they holding back on exciting stories?"

Exciting stories are narratives that engage the audience. So this rhetorical question is basically saying that writers should stop holding back on writing engaging, exciting stories. Hence A.

For Q1, I was confused between C and D. The reason I didn't choose C immediately is because the subject of the sentence in which "address" is used is WRITING (specifically, a new style of WRITING). So I thought that writing couldn't "speak" to anyone so I choose D.
I understand now that C is not literally "speak" to but, still, why is D wrong since it also seems right to me.

In early-twentieth-century England, it was fashionable to claim that only a completely new style of writing could address a world undergoing unprecedented transformation-just as one literary critic recently claimed that only the new

It was believed that ONLY a new way of writing could talk or narrate the new world or what was going on because we did have new transformations

speak or C is the way we could talk about these new ways

Hope this helps

Carcass, why reveal is not correct answer choice?

address a world undergoing unprecedented transformation

Eventually, here address is like to explain to us, to convey what is going on. A synonym of conveying is also speak to = tell us what those changes are

reveal= disclose = release. Not the same meaning on the context

Ask if you are still not sure. I am happy to help

For Q1 why (D) is wrong. I check dictionary for "address" and one of its meanings is "direct attention to", exactly the same as in the question

The term “address” in the passage refers to how writing connects with its contemporary world. T. S. Eliot, not focused on a “new” style, still produced innovative poetry. A “reorientation toward tradition” benefits both writers and readers.

Now, let's examine the answer choices:

- **A. Reveal**: Does not fit; we eliminate this.
- **B. Belie**: Means to prove wrong; also does not fit.
- **C. Speak to**: Matches “connect with”; we keep this.
- **D. Direct attention toward**: Unclear in context; we eliminate this.
- **E. Attempt to remediate**: Suggests correction, not supported here; we eliminate this.

Carcass for Q2, I am still unclear on why A is correct and not B?

Passage asks for a 'reorientation towards tradition' which seems to me to be the most similar to B.

This question asks how today’s readers could benefit from changes that writers and critics can make. The passage highlights modern readers but emphasizes that the “lesson” for today’s literary community comes from earlier examples.

In the past, people believed that only new writing styles could connect with the current world. T.S. Eliot, who valued the “presence” of the past, wrote innovative poetry without using a new style. This suggests today’s writers should look to tradition. The passage notes that although current writers and critics claim to respect tradition, they are not telling exciting stories.

Thus, a “reorientation toward tradition” could help writers create better stories that connect with readers. Now, let’s evaluate the provided answers.

**1. An increased focus on engaging the audience in a narrative**
This answer emphasizes the need for exciting stories but does not mention the link to a “reorientation toward the past.” We can keep this answer for now.

**2. Modernization of traditional novelistic elements**
This answer uses relevant terms, but the passage does not mention modernizing tradition. Therefore, we can eliminate this option.

**3. Embracing aspects of fiction that are peripheral to readers’ interests**
This suggests focusing on less important topics, which does not align with the passage. We can eliminate this answer as well.

**4. Recognition of how the tradition of the novel has changed over time**
The passage views “tradition” as fixed instead of changing, so this answer lacks support and can be removed.

**5. Understanding how poets like Eliot influence present fiction**
The passage does not indicate that Eliot influences today’s fiction, so we can eliminate this option too.

In conclusion, A highlights the importance of the process of elimination on the GRE. Therefore, option A is the best choice.


PS A is not perfect but is the best among the ballpark