Question

read the claim from dan delucas editorial \dylans nobel prize settles debate: rock lyrics are poetry.\ are rock lyrics poetry? the answer must be yes. which excerpt from the article provides evidence that supports this claim? \the swedish academys decision to honor dylan set off an online debate.\ \salman rushdie, a nobel candidate himself, called dylan the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition.\ \dylan is of course enormously influential.\ \the nobel is given for a body of work.\

Explanation:

To support the claim that rock lyrics are poetry, we need an excerpt that links Dylan's work (rock lyrics) to poetry. The "bardic tradition" is associated with poetry (bards were traditional poets/singers). Salman Rushdie, a literary figure, calling Dylan "the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition" connects Dylan's rock lyrics (his work) to poetic tradition, thus supporting the claim. The other options: the first is about a debate (not evidence for rock lyrics as poetry), the third is about influence (not poetry), the fourth is about the Nobel's criteria (not about rock lyrics being poetry).

Answer:

B. "Salman Rushdie, a Nobel candidate himself, called Dylan 'the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition.'"