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Expression of IdeasVery hardIntroducing a figure to an unfamiliar audience

Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Gwen Harwood (1920–1995) was an Australian poet. - She is best known for her sonnets. - She published some poems under invented names. - She once tricked an editor into printing a sonnet whose first letters spelled out an insult. The student wants to introduce Harwood to an audience unfamiliar with her.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Gwen Harwood (1920–1995) was an Australian poet best known for her sonnets, some of which she published under invented names.Correct
  2. B. Harwood's most famous trick was the sonnet whose first letters spelled out an insult.
  3. C. Harwood's sonnets are, of course, her finest work.
  4. D. Harwood lived from 1920 to 1995.

Answer: A. Gwen Harwood (1920–1995) was an Australian poet best known for her sonnets, some of which she published under invented names.

Who, where, what for: an introduction.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Harwood's most famous trick was the sonnet whose first letters spelled out an insult.
Assumes the reader already knows who Harwood was.
C. Harwood's sonnets are, of course, her finest work.
"of course" assumes familiarity, and it gives no introduction.
D. Harwood lived from 1920 to 1995.
Dates alone.

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