Question

d the introduction to dan delucas argument.
o dylan is the songwriter who opened up the doors
possibility to all who followed. he was the mysterious
bard with a guitar who sent out a clarion call—first as
the acoustic voice of his generation, then as the
plugged - in rocker who remained a master of the
unexpected for five decades—that the words pop
singers sang were worthy of being taken seriously.
\dylan was a revolutionary,\ bruce springsteen said in
his 1986 speech inducting dylan into the rock and roll
hall of fame. \the way that elvis freed your body, bob
freed your mind.\ early masterpieces such as \a hard
rains a - gonna fall\ and \visions of johanna\ and
\like a rolling stone\ fueled a debate: are rock lyrics
poetry?
the answer must be yes, because on thursday, dylan
which statement summarizes delucas claim?
○ \the way that elvis freed your body, bob freed your
mind.\
○ \he was the mysterious bard with a guitar.\
○ \he was... a master of the unexpected for five
decades.\
○ \the swedish academy... cited him for having
created new poetic expressions within the great
american song tradition.\

Explanation:

To summarize DeLuca’s claim, we analyze the options:

• The first option is a quote from Springsteen, not DeLuca.
• The second option is a descriptive phrase but not the main claim.
• The third option focuses on being "a master of the unexpected" but doesn't capture the core about the worth of pop singers' words.
• The fourth option refers to the Swedish Academy citing Dylan for creating new poetic expressions in the American song tradition, which aligns with DeLuca’s argument about rock lyrics (pop singers' words) being worthy of seriousness, as Dylan’s work was recognized for its poetic value.

Answer:

D. "The Swedish Academy... cited him for 'having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.'"