Despite being (i) $\(\qquad\)$ for twisting the English language in wonderfully nonsensical ways and creating fantastical creatures such as Horton the Elephant, Yertel the Turtle, and the Lorax, Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel often had decidedly (ii) $\(\qquad\)$ ideas in mind when composing these tongue-twisting tales for toddlers. By Seuss' own admission, Horton Hears a Who! is a metaphor for the way the Japanese of Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered amidst the atomic bombing that ended World War II, and the title character of Yertel the Turtle and Other Stories represents no less a villain than Adolph Hitler. Meanwhile, The Lorax is a very sober and moving (iii) $\(\qquad\)$ to protect our natural environment.

Blank (i)	Blank (ii)	Blank (iii)
A. disavowed	D. figurative	G. entreaty
B. reputed	E. grandiose	H. condemnation
C. lionized	F. exuberant	I. scripture