Marianne Moore (1887–1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it.
Marianne Moore (1887–1972) suatu saat berkata bahwa tulisannya bisa disebut puisi hanya karena tidak ada nama lain untuk itu.

Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page.
Memang puisi-puisinya terlihat seperti yang sangat padat yang kebetulan dicetak seperti garis bergerigi di halaman.

Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry.
Topik-topiknya bervariasi: hewan, buruh, seniman dan seni puisi.

From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful.
Dari kegiatan membacanya muncul kutipan yang ia dapati mencolok atau penuh wawasan.

She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes.
Dia mengikutsertakan ini di puisi-puisinya, disertakan di antara tanda petik dengan teliti dan terkadang disebutkan di catatan kaki.

Of this practice, she wrote, “‘Why the many quotation marks?’ I am asked …
Mengenai kebiasaan ini, ia menulis, “Mengapa banyak tanda kutip?’ Saya ditanya…

When a thing has been said so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it?
Ketika sesuatu sudah dikatakan dengan begitu baik sehingga tidak bisa diucapkan dengan lebih baik lagi, mengapa memparafrasenya?

Hence my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber.”
Oleh karena itu, tulisan saya adalah, jika buka lemari berisi fosil, semacaman lalat di batu ambar.”

Close observation and concentration on detail are the methods of her poetry.
Pengamatan dekat dan fokus pada detail adalah metode puisinya.

Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Louis.
Marianne Moore tumbuh di Kirkwood, Missouri, dekat St. Louis.

After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Setelah lulus dari Bryn Mawr College pada tahun 1909, dia mengajar mata kuliah komersial di Indian School di kota Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Later she became a librarian in New York City.
Kemudian dia menjadi pustakawan di kota New York.

During the 1920s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary magazine of the period.
Selama tahun 1920an, dia adalah editor The Dial, sebuah majalah sastra penting saat itu.

She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York.
Dia tinggal dengan tenang sepanjang hidupnya, sebagian besar di Brooklyn, New York.

She spent a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals.
Dia menghabiskan banyak waktu di Kebun Binatang Bronx dan tertarik oleh hewan.

Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team — before the team moved to Los Angeles — was widely known.
Kekagumannya akan tim baseball Brooklyn Dodgers – sebelum mereka pindah ke Los Angeles – diketahui umum.

Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the Imagist movement.
Buku puisi pertamanya diterbitkan di London pada tahun 1921 oleh sekelompok teman yang terlibat gerakan Imagist.

From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets and readers.
Sejak saat itu puisinya telah dibaca dengan penuh minat oleh generasi penyair dan pembaca berikutnya.

In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems.
Pada tahun 1952, dia dianugerahi hadiah Pulitzer untuk kumpulan puisinya.

She wrote that she did not write poetry “for money or fame.
Dia menulis bahwa dia tidak menulis puisi “untuk uang atau ketenaran.

To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways.
Mencari nafkah itu perlu, tapi itu bisa dilakukan dengan cara yang rutin.

One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one’s happiness to express.”
Seseorang menulis karena ia memiliki keinginan kuat untuk menjadikan nyata dan mengekspresikan sesatu yang sangat penting bagi kebahagiaannya.”

11. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) The influence of the Imagists on Marianne Moore
(B) Essayists and poets of the 1920s
(C) The use of quotations in poetry
(D) Marianne Moore’s life and work

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(D) Marianne Moore’s life and work
(Hidup dan karya Marianne Moore.)

12. Which of the following can be inferred about Moore’s poems?
(A) They are better known in Europe than the United States.
(B) They do not use traditional verse forms.
(C) They were all published in The Dial.
(D) They tend to be abstract.

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(B) They do not use traditional verse forms.
(Mereka tidak menggunakan format baik umumnya.)

Ini bisa disimpulkan dari:
Marianne Moore (1887–1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it.
Marianne Moore (1887–1972) suatu saat berkata bahwa tulisannya bisa disebut puisi hanya karena tidak ada nama lain untuk itu.

Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page.
Memang puisi-puisinya terlihat seperti yang sangat padat yang kebetulan dicetak seperti garis bergerigi di halaman.

13. According to the passage, Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT
(A) artists
(B) animals
(C) fossils
(D) workers

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(C) fossils

Ini bisa disimpulkan dari:
Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry.
Topik-topiknya bervariasi: hewan, buruh, seniman dan seni puisi.

14. What does Moore refer to as “flies in amber” (line 9) ?
(A) A common image in her poetry
(B) Poetry in the twentieth century
(C) Concentration on detail
(D) Quotations within her poetry

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(D) Quotations within her poetry
(Kutipan dalam puisinya)

Ini bisa disimpulkan dari:
When a thing has been said so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it?
Ketika sesuatu sudah dikatakan dengan begitu baik sehingga tidak bisa diucapkan dengan lebih baik lagi, mengapa memparafrasenya?

Hence my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber.”
Oleh karena itu, tulisan saya adalah, jika buka lemari berisi fosil, semacaman lalat di batu ambar.”

15. The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT
(A) commercial artist
(B) teacher
(C) magazine editor
(D) librarian

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(A) commercial artist
(artis komersial)

Ini bisa disimpulkan dari:
After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Setelah lulus dari Bryn Mawr College pada tahun 1909, dia mengajar mata kuliah komersial di Indian School di kota Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Later she became a librarian in New York City.
Kemudian dia menjadi pustakawan di kota New York.

During the 1920s she was editor of The Dial, an important literary magazine of the period.
Selama tahun 1920an, dia adalah editor The Dial, sebuah majalah sastra penting saat itu.

16. The word “period” in line 13 is closest in meaning to
(A) movement
(B) school
(C) region
(D) time

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(D) time
– period = time = waktu, saat, masa

17. Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
(A) In Kirkwood
(B) In Brooklyn
(C) In Los Angeles
(D) In Carlisle

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(B) In Brooklyn
(Di Brooklyn)

Ini bisa disimpulkan dari:
She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York.
Dia tinggal dengan tenang sepanjang hidupnya, sebagian besar di Brooklyn, New York.

18. The word “succeeding” in line 19 is closest in meaning to
(A) inheriting
(B) prospering
(C) diverse
(D) later

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(D) later
– succeding = later = kemudian, berikutnya, selanjutnya
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/succeed?q=succeeding

19. The word “it” in line 21 refers to
(A) writing poetry
(B) becoming famous
(C) earning a living
(D) attracting readers

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(C) earning a living
(mencari nafkah)

Ini bisa disimpulkan dari:
To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways.
Mencari nafkah itu perlu, tapi itu bisa dilakukan dengan cara yang rutin.

20. It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she
(A) wanted to win awards
(B) was dissatisfied with what others
(C) felt a need to express herself
(D) wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo

Jawaban yang tepat adalah:
(C) felt a need to express herself
(merasa perlu untuk mengeksperikan dirinya)

Ini bisa disimpulkan dari:
She wrote that she did not write poetry “for money or fame.
Dia menulis bahwa dia tidak menulis puisi “untuk uang atau ketenaran.

To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways.
Mencari nafkah itu perlu, tapi itu bisa dilakukan dengan cara yang rutin.

One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one’s happiness to express.”
Seseorang menulis karena ia memiliki keinginan kuat untuk menjadikan nyata dan mengekspresikan sesatu yang sangat penting bagi kebahagiaannya.”