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Verbal·Craft and Structure·Text Structure and Purpose

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In an early draft of her poem, Lena Ortiz wrote directly that the speaker missed her childhood home. In the published version, that declaration is gone. In its place are the smell of rain on warm stone, the click of a loose gate, and a kitchen window glowing at dusk. By replacing the statement with sensory details, Ortiz allows the speaker’s longing to emerge through implication.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

A

To argue that the published poem is less emotional than the draft

B

To explain why Ortiz removed all references to the speaker’s childhood

C

To establish that sensory details are unusual in Ortiz’s poetry

D

To show how revision transformed a direct statement into imagery that conveys the same feeling indirectly