PT138.S1.P1.Q7

PrepTest 138 - Section 1 - Passage 1 - Question 7

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Intro topic · The corrido
Narrative folk song from Mexico/U.S. with Spanish origins
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Characteristics of corridos · Reinforce social ties, commemorate important events
Example of old corrido ("Kiansis") which narrates the first cattle drive to Kansas
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Language use in corridos · Simple, direct, recognizable, follows recurring conventions
Two examples ("Cortez" and "Kiansis") of a common convention of storm-related imagery
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More language use in corridos · Recurring lines from one song to another
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Example of recurring line · Closing verse ("despedida")
Has a set structure repeated in many corridos but partially adapted to each individual song
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Significance of example · Highlights the key characteristics of corridos more generally
Summary: corridos are a unique genre of cultural narrative that relies on set conventions
Passage Style
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The author never suggests using ready-made lines has any hindering effect on the use of metaphors. Just because corridos have ready-made lines and rarely use metaphors does not imply that the ready-made lines cause metaphors to be harder to use effectively.

2%
b

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The author doesn’t suggest the corrido is the only ballad form that uses language familiar to locals. Other regions might have other ballad forms that also use language familiar to those regions.

36%
c

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The author never suggests the imagery in corridos can be identified in ballads from Spain. Although corridos hav roots in Spanish ballads, this doesn’t imply that they use imagery that’s found in Spanish ballads.

5%
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The author never suggests that fewer constraints regarding rhyming improved ability of corridos to report on events.

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e

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This is supported, because the despedida isn’t the only feature of a corrido that signifies a corrido. Although the author calls the despedida the “perhaps the clearest marker of the corrido’s uniqueness,” this leaves open other potential markers of a corrido. For example, the content, which is “specific to the Border region.” In addition, corridos rarely use metaphors or other embellishments. Also, the author tells us that certain imagery is “highly conventional and readily recognizable to corrido listeners.”

49%

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