What is ironic about this excerpt from "Poetry" by Marianne Moore?


Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one

discovers in

it after all, a place for the genuine.


a .The speaker does not change her view of always appreciating poetry.

BThe speaker does not change her view of feeling disdain for poetry.
CThe speaker says she enjoys poetry but then decides that there is no use for it.
DThe speaker says she dislikes poetry but then makes an argument in favor of it.

Verified Answer :

"The speaker says she dislikes poetry but then makes an argument in favor of it" is ironic about this excerpt from "Poetry" by Marianne Moore. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the fourth option or option "d". I hope that this is the answer that has come to your desired help.

Answer: D.  

The speaker says she dislikes poetry but then makes an argument in favor of it.