Which statement about Arghezi's poetics in Testament is correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. It makes the ugly and ordinary, such as mould, into material for art
- Step 1: Arghezi writes of a "lanced" art, which turns suffering and rough words into beauty. Step 2. The poem links the poet's work to the toil of his ancestors. Answer: it makes the ugly and ordinary into material for art. Why not the others: the other options say the opposite of the aesthetic of the ugly.
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