Which statement summarizes deluca’s claim? “the way that elvis freed your body, bob freed your mind.” “he was the mysterious bard with a guitar.” “he was . . a master of the unexpected for five decades.” “the swedish academy . . cited him for ‘having created new poetic expressions within the great american song tradition.’”

The statement that best summarizes DeLuca's claim is D. “The Swedish Academy . . . cited him for ‘having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.’”

Throughout his article, he's argumenting that rock and pop songs, and especially Dylan's, ought to be considered poetry and taken seriously because they produced the same effect as high literature, make the reader/listener think, relate and learn about themselves.

D is the correct answer

Explanation: