Complex sentence: Rabearivelo's early period of modernist-inspired poetry showed skill and attracted critical attention but adhered strictly to traditional genre conventions; the surrealist poetry he composed beginning in 1931 displayed greater originality, garnering him strong praise and acclaim.
Split into simpler sentences: Rabearivelo's early period of modernist-inspired poetry showed skill and attracted critical attention but adhered strictly to traditional genre conventions. The surrealist poetry he composed beginning in 1931 displayed greater originality, garnering him strong praise and acclaim.