In a nutshell: The critic says that the meaning of poem results from the interaction of the poem and the reader.

A. A reader's interpretation of a poem by Dickinson is affected by someone else's interpretation of it.

This one does not clearly support the critic's statement nor does it clearly disprove it. A reader's interpretation of the poem may be affected or may not be affected.

B. A modern reader and a nineteenth-century reader interpret one of Shakespeare's sonnets in the same way.

Because the reader influences a poem, presumably no two readers will interpret the poem in the same way. By no means would readers as different as a modern reader and a 19th, Century reader interpret the poem the same way. The two people are vastly different. Hence the interpretations of the poem will be very different. ANSWER.


C. A reader's interpretation of a poem evolves over time.

We change over time, and thus our interpretation of a poem changes over time.

D. Two readers from the same era arrive at different interpretations of the same poem.

This flows from the no two readers are the same observation.

E. A reader's enjoyment of a poem is enhanced by knowing the poet's interpretation of it.

Maybe, maybe not. However, nothing the critic said is incompatible with this statement.