Read the excerpt from "Poetry." When they become so derivative as to become unintelligible, the same thing may be said for all of us—that we do not admire what we cannot understand: the bat holding on upside down or in quest of something to eat, elephants pushing, a wild horse taking a roll, a tireless wolf under a tree, the immovable critic twitching his skin like a horse that feels a flea, the base- ball fan, the statistician— What theme does this excerpt express?
Answer
A
Most people are tired of their interests.
B
Most people have very similar interests.
C
People are more interested in animals than poetry.
D
People do not like what they cannot understand.
Explanation
The excerpt directly states that “we do not admire what we cannot understand.” The examples that follow illustrate the different things people observe or enjoy, but the main point is that unintelligible poetry—or anything else people cannot understand—is not admired. So the theme is “People do not like what they cannot understand.”
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