题目选项分析

A large number of famous poets in literary history have died under the age of 40 --- Burns, Byron, Keats, Poe, and Shelley, to name a few. By contrast, the large majority of famous painters in art history lived well beyond the age of 40. This difference between famous poets and famous painters is most likely because ____

Which of the following, if true, most logically completes the argument?

【选项】poets can write poems that establish their fame while they are young, while painters typically gain fame only as they age.