Question

what can a reader infer about hemingways writing philosophy from the following text? ernest hemingways spare style was markedly different from the elaborate prose that short - story writers and novelists had often used in the 1800s. through understatement and irony, hemingways fiction suggests connections that the reader is left to infer. \i always try to write on the principle of the iceberg,\ he said. \there is seven - eighths of it underwater for every part that shows.\ a) he deliberately chose to keep his writing simple so that the reader can infer meaning. b) hemingway wrote vast texts about nature and animals. c) the atrocities of war were comparable to the feeling of being frozen underwater in sub - zero temperatures. d) the chaos of the period inspired him to give up writing.

Explanation:

The text mentions Hemingway's spare style (simple writing) and that his fiction suggests connections for the reader to infer. The iceberg principle (most is underwater, i.e., not explicitly stated) supports the idea of simple writing leaving meaning for the reader to infer. Option b has no basis in the text. Option c misinterprets the iceberg metaphor. Option d is contrary to the text as he was writing.

Answer:

A. He deliberately chose to keep his writing simple so that the reader can infer meaning.