Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 7 AIL 0649 short lesson, about 20 seconds
When Two Terms Both Fit
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The idea
Figures nest, as Donne's compasses showed. When two options are both defensible, choose the more specific, and if they are equally specific, choose the one that describes the whole quoted phrase rather than part of it. The question quotes a span for a reason.
In practice
The quoted span shows the scope.
Where people slip
Match the term to the whole quotation.
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