This question is incomplete because the controlling idea is missing; here is the complete question:
Read a student's reaction to a nonfiction article.
Summary:
I read an article by Alfred Jenson about oil spills. Jenson has crossed the Arctic Ocean many times on vessels designed for exploration and research. He believes oil spills can be prevented with stricter international regulations governing oil transport.
Controlling Idea:
The controlling idea of Jenson's article is that many oil spills have occurred in recent years in the Arctic Ocean.
What must the student add to make this controlling idea complete?
A. Jenson’s viewpoint
B. Expert testimony
C. Arctic Ocean statistics
D. Specific dates
The answer to this question is A. Jenson's viewpoint
Explanation:
The purpose of a controlling idea is to state the position of the author about a topic, which is used to write a text or prepare a speech. Also, it is common the controlling idea mentions first the topic or issue that is going to be discussed, and then the point of view or position of the author about it. This means, in this case, the controlling idea should not only mention the fact Jenson observed many oil spills occurred in the Arctic Ocean but should also state what is the viewpoint or position of the author about this situation.
What’s the article?
Is it on apex, or another site?
Answer:
The answer is a lyric poem.
Explanation:
A lyric poem is short, highly musical verse that conveys powerful feelings. The poet may use rhyme, meter, or other literary devices to create a song-like quality. A lyric poem is a private expression of emotion by a single speaker. For example, American poet Emily Dickinson described inner feelings when she wrote her lyric poem that begins, "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, / And Mourners to and fro."
Song lyrics often begin as lyric poems. In ancient Greece, lyric poetry was, in fact, combined with music played on a U-shaped stringed instrument called a lyre. Through words and music, great lyric poets like Sappho (ca. 610–570 B.C.) poured out feelings of love and yearning.
Lyric poetry also has no prescribed form. Sonnets, villanelles, rondeaus, and pantoums are all considered lyric poems. So are elegies, odes, and most occasional (or ceremonial) poems. When composed in free verse, lyric poetry achieves musicality through literary devices such as alliteration, assonance, and anaphora.
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