Question

1. central idea

(part b) question: which text evidence best supports your answer above?
○ \she also reads her drafts aloud to test their flow, ensuring her poetry carries the cadence of spoken word.\
○ \gorman frequently revises her poems dozens of times, searching for what she calls the heartbeat of a piece.\
○ \her disciplined process shows that poetry, for her, is both an art of sound and a vehicle for change.\
○ \she has described her process as both intellectual and musical, shaping each line not only for meaning but also for how it will sound when spoken aloud.\
○ \before writing, she studies the historical and social context of her topic.\

Explanation:

The question is about identifying the text evidence that best supports an answer related to poetry's nature as both intellectual and musical. The key is to find the option that explicitly mentions the dual aspect (intellectual and musical) of the process.

Answer:

"She has described her process as both 'intellectual and musical,' shaping each line not only for meaning but also for how it will sound when spoken aloud."