Question

In romantic poetry, _____ is sometimes portrayed as a place of corruption, misery, and sin.

Answer 1

The correct answer is "the city".

The city is often referred to as the place of sin, corruption and misery, since the city contains mostly all kinds of people with different human behaviors. The city also has politics, which may be considered to be corrupt. The city also has criminals, which can be considered to be misery and sinful if a crime has been done.