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In spite of a shared language, Latin American poetry written in Spanish differs from Spanish poetry in many respects. ███

Intro topic · Latin American poetry as distinct from European Spanish poetry

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Contrast · Latin American poetry and European Spanish poetry

Latin American poetry is more exposed to outside influences

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Some critics' perspective · Latin American poetry is actually as homogeneous as European Spanish poetry

Why? Because Latin American poetry began with a highly standardized form of Spanish (Castilian Spanish)

Author's perspective · Since then, Latin American poetry has been influenced by other cultures

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Further contrast · between Latin American and Spanish poetry

Latin American poetry more open to change and innovation

Key contrast · between the two kinds of poetry

Latin American poetry more interested in the modern world; Spanish poetry more interested in the past

Explain key contrast · Latin American culture is more recent, has no pre-colonial history to draw on

Describe consquence · of Latin American poetry's more modern focus

Exploration of other poetic structures; example of Mexican haiku

Describe consequence · of Latin American poetry's lack of pre-colonial histroy

Interest in prehistory; example of Chilean creationist poetry

Main point · Latin American poetry's qualities stem from its lack of a pre-colonial history

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The origination of modernism and te avant-garde are examples of how Latin American poetry is more critical or irreverent in its attitute toward language. But the overall purpose of the paragraph isn’t about modernism or the avant-garde. Examples are always in service of a broader point; the purpose of an example is never going to be within the example itself.

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This best captures the purpose of P2. The author presents examples of how Latin American poetry is more critical and irreverent about language, whereas Spanish poetry uses language in less radical or experimental ways.

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The author never indicates that Latin American poetry isn’t well received in Spain. Spanish poets may have a different attitude about language and are reluctant to use language in the ways Latin American poets do, but this doesn’t imply that Latin American poetry isn’t received well in Spain. In any case, the purpose of the paragraph is to show a difference between Latin American poetry and Spanish poetry.

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The purpose of the paragraph is to show a difference between Latin American poetry and Spanish poetry. (D) is too focused on the impact of modernism and the avant-garde on Castilian Spanish. But modernism and avant-garde are used as examples to show the attitude of Latin American poetry toward language.

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The point about romanticization is presented in the last paragraph, not in P2.

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