Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Steins poetry and Imagist poetry ?

A. Stein sought precision and clarity in her poems, whereas the Imagists sought experimental forms that enhanced visual imagery.

B. Stein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery.

C. Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.

D. Stein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject matter but experimented with form.

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