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CAT 2024 Slot 3 VARC Question 5

Multiple choice (+3 / −1) · Verbal Ability · Parasummary · Try it, then check the answer and solution below.

CAT 2024 Slot 3VARCVerbal Ability • ParasummaryHard
The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
Lyric poetry is a genre of private meditation rather than public commitment. The impulse in Marxism toward changing a society deemed unacceptable in its basic design would seem to place demands on lyric poetry that such poetry, with its tendency toward the personal, the small scale, and the idiosyncratic, could never answer. There is within Marxism, however, also a strand of thought that would locate in lyric poetry alternative modes of perception and description that call forth a vision of worlds at odds with a repressive reality or that draw attention to the workings of ideology within the hegemonic culture. The poetic imagination may indeed deflect larger social concerns, but it may also be implicitly critical and utopian.
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Answer: B) The focus of lyric poetry as personal may not seem compatible with Marxism. However, it is possible to envisage lyric poetry as a symbol of resistance against an oppressive culture.

📌 1. Passage Context & Central Idea
The passage discusses the relationship between lyric poetry and Marxism. It highlights that while Marxism seeks societal change, lyric poetry is inherently personal and may not align with this goal. However, it also acknowledges that poetry can offer alternative perspectives and critique oppressive realities, making it a potential tool for resistance.
2. Question Stem Analysis
The question requires selecting the summary that best captures the essence of the passage, focusing on the compatibility and potential role of lyric poetry in the context of Marxist ideals.
⚡ 3. Option-by-Option Elimination
Option A: While it mentions internal contradictions in Marxism, it oversimplifies the nuanced relationship between the strands of Marxist thought and poetry. It does not fully capture the idea of poetry as a mode of resistance.
Option B: Accurately reflects the passage's dual perspective. It notes the incompatibility of lyric poetry's personal nature with Marxism's societal goals and highlights the potential for poetry to symbolize resistance, aligning with the passage's emphasis on alternative modes of perception.
Option C: Suggests a need for resolving differences between poetry and Marxism, which is not a focus of the passage. The passage does not imply that such a resolution is necessary for poetry to remain utopian.
Option D: Focuses on the unreasonable demands of Marxism on poetry but overlooks the appreciation of poetry's critical and utopian potential, making it an incomplete summary.
🎯 4. Final Answer Confirmation
The correct answer is Option B, as it best encapsulates the passage's dual perspective on the relationship between lyric poetry and Marxism.
Correct Answer: B

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