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That the composer chose to call his final, fragmentary symphony
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That the composer chose to call his final, fragmentary symphony "Departure" proved retrospectively ________: his correspondence from the months of its composition reveals a man increasingly consumed by the desire to abandon the public stage altogether.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. prophetic |
| B. morbid |
| C. fortuitous | D. ponderous | E. derivative |
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Re: That the composer chose to call his final, fragmentary symphony
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26 Jun 2026, 04:00
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Correct answer: A. prophetic
Explanation
The sentence states that the composer called his final symphony "Departure," and that this choice "proved retrospectively ______ ." The colon introduces the evidence: "his correspondence... reveals a man increasingly consumed by the desire to abandon the public stage altogether." The title "Departure" unknowingly anticipated or foretold his psychological state - his desire to leave public life. The blank must mean predictive, foreshadowing, or prescient.
- A. prophetic - Accurately predicting the future; prescient. "Proved retrospectively prophetic" perfectly captures the idea that the title unintentionally foretold his later desire to depart. Correct.
- B. morbid - Gruesome, gloomy, focused on death. The desire to abandon public life is not necessarily morbid. The sentence is about foresight, not gloom. Incorrect.
- C. fortuitous - Happening by chance; accidental. The title was not accidental - it proved fitting given his state of mind. Incorrect.
- D. ponderous - Slow, heavy, clumsy. Does not describe the relationship between a title and the creator's psychological state. Incorrect.
- E. derivative - Unoriginal, imitative. Does not describe the prescience of a title. Incorrect.
Correct answer: A. prophetic
Explanation
The sentence states that the composer called his final symphony "Departure," and that this choice "proved retrospectively ______ ." The colon introduces the evidence: "his correspondence... reveals a man increasingly consumed by the desire to abandon the public stage altogether." The title "Departure" unknowingly anticipated or foretold his psychological state - his desire to leave public life. The blank must mean predictive, foreshadowing, or prescient.
- A. prophetic - Accurately predicting the future; prescient. "Proved retrospectively prophetic" perfectly captures the idea that the title unintentionally foretold his later desire to depart. Correct.
- B. morbid - Gruesome, gloomy, focused on death. The desire to abandon public life is not necessarily morbid. The sentence is about foresight, not gloom. Incorrect.
- C. fortuitous - Happening by chance; accidental. The title was not accidental - it proved fitting given his state of mind. Incorrect.
- D. ponderous - Slow, heavy, clumsy. Does not describe the relationship between a title and the creator's psychological state. Incorrect.
- E. derivative - Unoriginal, imitative. Does not describe the prescience of a title. Incorrect.
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