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Cultural Rebellion: Mid-Twentieth Century Voices — Test

Question 17 • English III

Which statement best supports the claim that “The Railroad Earth” contains stylistic features representative of the Beat movement?

Answer
A
The author uses the train and tracks as central images.
B
The text contains minimal punctuation and short sentences.
C
The text focuses on nature as the main subject.
D
The author uses spontaneous language and free-spirited structure.

Explanation

Beat writing is often characterized by spontaneous, improvisational language and a free-flowing structure. That makes “The author uses spontaneous language and free-spirited structure” the strongest support. Trains and tracks may be important images in the text, but they are not, by themselves, defining stylistic features of the Beat movement.

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