Question

1. in the following passage, which words would be considered academic vocabulary?

in this exploration of the works of emily dickinson, i present the theory that her own preoccupation with death, including experiencing the deaths of several close friends, inspired and informed much of her writing. first i will examine the firsthand comments of colleagues, and then i will evaluate the reasons why the majority of dickinson’s poems were not published until after her own death.
reasons, experiencing, poems, work
comments, firsthand, majority, own
published, friends, death
exploration, theory, examine, evaluate

Explanation:

To determine academic vocabulary, we look for words used in scholarly analysis. "exploration, theory, examine, evaluate" are terms associated with academic research and literary analysis (common in Arts, Literature subfield), as they relate to investigating, formulating ideas, and assessing, which are academic actions. Other options have more common or non - analytical terms.

Answer:

exploration, theory, examine, evaluate