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Though mostly unknown, the 19th century novels of Edward Bul
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Though mostly unknown, the 19th century novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton are subject to an inescapable ________, since today the author, for the opening line—“It was a dark and stormy night”—has been awarded the distinction of an annual contest, in which the winning entrant is the one who concocts a faux opening line that is by turns the most groan-inducing and prosaic.
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| relevance |
| trepidation |
| banality | opprobrium | commemoration |
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Official Explanation from Magoosh
There is a lot to sift through here--and lot that lends itself to traps (such as the ones waiting in the answer choices!) The key to focus on is the contest itself: it is for writing a bad opening line ("groan-inducing and prosaic"). Therefore, the novels, even though nobody really reads them, have a negative association with the author and this contest. Only (D)--which means public disgrace--captures this meaning.
(A) is too positive.
(B) might describe the quoted lines: "It was a dark...night."
(C) is a trap that matches up with prosaic (unimaginative).
(D) The answer.
(E) this word is too positive.
There is a lot to sift through here--and lot that lends itself to traps (such as the ones waiting in the answer choices!) The key to focus on is the contest itself: it is for writing a bad opening line ("groan-inducing and prosaic"). Therefore, the novels, even though nobody really reads them, have a negative association with the author and this contest. Only (D)--which means public disgrace--captures this meaning.
(A) is too positive.
(B) might describe the quoted lines: "It was a dark...night."
(C) is a trap that matches up with prosaic (unimaginative).
(D) The answer.
(E) this word is too positive.
Re: Though mostly unknown, the 19th century novels of Edward Bul
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09 Sep 2021, 20:18
09 Sep 2021, 20:18
hello expert-i narrow down to two last option b and d. can explain in detail what makes D superior to B. I choose B because it like different than starting of novel compared to what other doing.
