Multiple choice

Find the appropriate word and fill blank (iv).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

In the first place, I wish to state my _____(i)_______ belief that poetry should not try to teach, that it should exist simply because it is a created beauty. We do not ask the trees to teach us moral lessons. We know that these texts are ______(ii)_______, but many of us do not yet see that to write an obvious moral all over a work of art, picture, statue, or poem, is not only ridiculous, but ______(iii)______ and offensive.  We distrust a beauty we only half understand, and rush in with our ______(iv)______ suggestions.

  1. fine

  2. necessary

  3. invincible

  4. impolite

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The word "impolite" fits perfectly as it describes suggestions that intrude inappropriately, similar to how the passage describes writing obvious morals on art as both ridiculous and offensive. The contrast is between appreciating beauty without interference versus rushing in with unwanted interpretations.