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Craft and Structure practice question

Her early poems are ____ in their imagery, drawing on a private stock of symbols that no reader could be expected to share.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. hermeticCorrect
  2. B. conventional
  3. C. lucid
  4. D. sparse

Answer: A. hermetic

Private symbols, sealed off.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. conventional
Private symbols are the opposite of conventional.
C. lucid
Lucid imagery would be shared.
D. sparse
Quantity is not the point.

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