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Horace views a critic as a whetstone against which poets can sharpen their work.
Horace views a critic as a whetstone against which poets can sharpen their work.
True (A)
The purpose of the whetstone is to teach the proper duty and office of the poet.
The purpose of the whetstone is to teach the proper duty and office of the poet.
False (B)
According to Horace, a critic should censure and edit poetry that uses the wrong material or handles it in an inappropriate way.
According to Horace, a critic should censure and edit poetry that uses the wrong material or handles it in an inappropriate way.
True (A)
The laws that dictate what is and is not appropriate for poetry constitute the central notion of all neoclassical art: decorum.
The laws that dictate what is and is not appropriate for poetry constitute the central notion of all neoclassical art: decorum.
Sidney concludes by putting a curse on all poet-haters for their lack of understanding the importance of invention and creativity.
Sidney concludes by putting a curse on all poet-haters for their lack of understanding the importance of invention and creativity.
Neoclassicists emphasized individualism as a key value in their poetry.
Neoclassicists emphasized individualism as a key value in their poetry.
Renaissance poets were beginning to understand the importance of invention and creativity, which was reaffirmed by neoclassicists.
Renaissance poets were beginning to understand the importance of invention and creativity, which was reaffirmed by neoclassicists.
Renaissance theorists and poets advocated for new and mixed genres, unlike the neoclassicists who insisted on the separation and purity of each genre.
Renaissance theorists and poets advocated for new and mixed genres, unlike the neoclassicists who insisted on the separation and purity of each genre.
The neoclassicists supported the hierarchy of genres, in contrast to the Renaissance poets who rejected such hierarchy.
The neoclassicists supported the hierarchy of genres, in contrast to the Renaissance poets who rejected such hierarchy.
Pope believes that true taste in a critic is as rare as true genius in a poet.
Pope believes that true taste in a critic is as rare as true genius in a poet.
A bad critic is more dangerous to art than a bad poet.
A bad critic is more dangerous to art than a bad poet.
Many critics write out of envy and spite, destroying what they cannot do.
Many critics write out of envy and spite, destroying what they cannot do.
The critic should serve as the handmaid of poetry, but often turns against both poets and poetry.
The critic should serve as the handmaid of poetry, but often turns against both poets and poetry.
The text suggests that critics who lack both the genius of the poet and the taste of the true critic elevate themselves by finding fault in others.
The text suggests that critics who lack both the genius of the poet and the taste of the true critic elevate themselves by finding fault in others.
A true critic must learn humility and should be exposed to the sacred fire of ancient literature.
A true critic must learn humility and should be exposed to the sacred fire of ancient literature.
The true critic must judge art based on his own prejudices rather than a close, fair, genial study of a poet’s age and chosen genre.
The true critic must judge art based on his own prejudices rather than a close, fair, genial study of a poet’s age and chosen genre.
Pope believes that the function of the critic is almost as vital as that of the poet.
Pope believes that the function of the critic is almost as vital as that of the poet.
According to Pope, critics who lack true taste should cultivate their talent through education.
According to Pope, critics who lack true taste should cultivate their talent through education.
Pope believes that a bad critic is more dangerous to art than a bad poet.
Pope believes that a bad critic is more dangerous to art than a bad poet.
The text suggests that many critics write out of envy and spite, destroying what they cannot do.
The text suggests that many critics write out of envy and spite, destroying what they cannot do.
The true critic must judge art not on the basis of his own prejudices but via a close, fair, genial study of a poet’s age, his chosen genre, and the desired end and aim of his poem.
The true critic must judge art not on the basis of his own prejudices but via a close, fair, genial study of a poet’s age, his chosen genre, and the desired end and aim of his poem.
Pope believes that the critic should serve as the handmaid of poetry but too often critics turn against both poets and poetry with Oedipal fury.
Pope believes that the critic should serve as the handmaid of poetry but too often critics turn against both poets and poetry with Oedipal fury.
The passage suggests that too many critics are like half-breed mules who lack both the genius of the poet and the taste of the true critic; rather than accept the limits of their gifts, they elevate themselves by finding fault in others.
The passage suggests that too many critics are like half-breed mules who lack both the genius of the poet and the taste of the true critic; rather than accept the limits of their gifts, they elevate themselves by finding fault in others.
The purpose of the whetstone is to teach the proper duty and office of the poet.
The purpose of the whetstone is to teach the proper duty and office of the poet.
Renaissance poets were beginning to understand the importance of invention and creativity, which was reaffirmed by neoclassicists.
Renaissance poets were beginning to understand the importance of invention and creativity, which was reaffirmed by neoclassicists.
Horace views a critic as a whetstone against which poets can sharpen their work.
Horace views a critic as a whetstone against which poets can sharpen their work.
Neoclassicists emphasized individualism as a key value in their poetry.
Neoclassicists emphasized individualism as a key value in their poetry.
