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:

The claim is that rock lyrics are poetry. We need an excerpt that links Dylan's rock lyrics to poetic tradition. The second option references a fellow literary figure (Salman Rushdie, a Nobel candidate) calling Dylan a inheritor of the bardic (poetic storytelling) tradition, which directly supports that his rock lyrics are poetry. The other options only mention debate, influence, or Nobel criteria without connecting to poetic status.

Answer:

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