'We Are Marching' is a 1921 poem by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs. In the poem, the speaker predicts future success:...
GMAT Information and Ideas : (Ideas) Questions
'We Are Marching' is a 1921 poem by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs. In the poem, the speaker predicts future success: ______
Which quotation from "We Are Marching" most effectively illustrates the claim?
'Can't you hear the sound of feet?'
'You who are out just get in line.'
'We have answered duty's call.'
'We shall never know defeat.'
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
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| 'We Are Marching' is a 1921 poem by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs. |
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| In the poem, the speaker predicts future success: |
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Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The speaker in Figgs' 1921 poem 'We Are Marching' makes predictions about future success.
Argument Flow: We're given minimal context - just the poem's publication details and the central claim that needs textual support. The focus is entirely on finding evidence for the speaker's prediction of future success.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
The correct quotation should contain language that:
- Uses future tense or forward-looking language
- Expresses confidence about positive outcomes ahead
- Shows the speaker believing in success that hasn't happened yet
'Can't you hear the sound of feet?'
✗ Incorrect
- This asks about hearing sounds of feet marching
- It's a present-moment observation or question, not a prediction about future success
- No forward-looking language about achieving success
'You who are out just get in line.'
✗ Incorrect
- This gives instructions to people to join the march
- It's a command about present action, not a prediction about future outcomes
- Doesn't express confidence about future success
'We have answered duty's call.'
✗ Incorrect
- This describes what they have already done - answered duty's call
- Uses past tense, so it's about completed action, not future success
'We shall never know defeat.'
✓ Correct
- Uses future tense 'shall never' to make a prediction
- 'Never know defeat' directly predicts ongoing future success
- This is exactly what we expected - confident prediction about future positive outcomes