Read the excerpt from On the Road.I began to learn from him as much as he probably learned from me. As far as my work was concerned he said, “Go ahead, everything you do is great.” He watched over my shoulder as I wrote stories, yelling, “Yes! That’s right! Wow! Man!” and “Phew!” and wiped his face with his handkerchief. “Man, wow, there’s so many things to do, so many things to write!”Which statement best explains why Kerouac’s writing style is described as “wild form”?
Answer
A
Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing a confusing, random style by ignoring all traditional writing structures.
B
Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing a bold, aggressive style by exaggerating traditional writing structures.
C
Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing an animated, conversational style by breaking free of traditional writing structures.
D
Kerouac’s use of syntax gives his writing a biting, antisocial style by mocking traditional writing structures.
Explanation
The passage uses exclamations, informal speech, and quick bursts of dialogue—such as “Yes! That’s right! Wow!”—to make the writing feel energetic and conversational. Kerouac’s “wild form” breaks from conventional sentence patterns to capture the spontaneity of speech. It is animated rather than confusing or antisocial, so the best choice is “an animated, conversational style by breaking free of traditional writing structures.”
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