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by \'manpreet singh » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:36 am
In contrast to Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound considered that late 19th-century American poetry is not a distinct formal repertoire informed by its own ideology, and is essentially an outgrowth of the British poetic tradition.

a-Ezra Pound considered that late 19th-century American poetry is not a distinct formal repertoire informed by its own ideology, and is
b-Ezra Pound considered late 19th-century American poetry not as a distinct formal repertoire informed by its own ideology, but
c-Ezra Pound considered late 19th-century American poetry not a distinct formal repertoire informed by its own ideology, but
d-it was considered by Ezra Pound that late 19th-century American poetry is not a distinct formal repertoire informed by its own ideology, but
e-late 19th-century American poetry was considered by Ezra Pound not to be a distinct formal repertoire informed by its own ideology, and is

Ans C
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by faraz_jeddah » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:32 am
You need to ask yourself - What is being compared ?

Walt Whitman and Ezra pound are being compared. -> Eliminate D and E
"Considered as" is a wrong idiom -> Eliminate B
In A there is a conflict of tenses - considered and and is

Only options is C

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by bharath2787 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:53 am
C is better than others

.. Consider Not X, but Y ..

A. - No contrast -- BUT is necessary
B. Consider Not as X, but as Y
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by vinay1983 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:05 am
C it is. I feel as of now you might have known why C is correct.By default, usage of but strikes to be necessary.

Rest as has been already mentioned.
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