In "Dylan’s Nobel Prize settles debate: Rock lyrics are poetry" by Dan DeLuca, DeLuca's claim is stated in sentence 6. Sentence 6 reads, "The answer must be yes, because on Thursday, Dylan was awarded the highest honor for a writer: the Nobel Prize in literature." In the previous sentence, DeLuca asks if rock lyrics are poetry, which he responds to in sentence 6. DeLuca claims that in fact rock lyrics are poetry.
Honestly, I would guess C. The author compares grief to a wet mop to show that when the time for grieving ends, each person must let go of it on his or her own.
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The correct answer is paraphrasing.
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Instead of saying word-from-word what the person has told them and repeating it, they are saying "basically..."
Answer:
D. What if we come back to that after we discuss the author's perspective?
Explanation:
According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:
A. Do you think the theme is primarily about finding one's personal identity?
B. What evidence from the book makes you think that?
C. Are you saying that the author is more credible because she's a scientist?
D. What if we come back to that after we discuss the author's perspective?
Out of these options, the best way to establish an objective during a discussion is option D. In option D, the speaker is clearly stating what he wants the purpose of the discussion to be. The speaker tells us that he would like to discuss the author's perspective. By clearly stating the objective in this way, the speaker can ensure that the conversation does not stray too far from the main issue that needs to be discussed.
