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Problem

The following text is from Claude McKay’s 1922 poem “Morning Joy.” The speaker is looking out a window and observing a wold, or large area of land.

At night the wide and level stretch of wold,
Which at high noon had basked in quiet gold,
Far as the eye could see was ghostly white;
Dark was the night save for the snow’s weird light.

I drew the shades far down, crept into bed;
Hearing the cold wind moaning overhead
Through the sad pines, my soul, catching its pain,
Went sorrowing with it across the plain.

As used in the text, what does the word “drew” most nearly mean?

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Clue

The details and facts help to draw the main idea of the passage.

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Sumup

Please summarize Problem, Hint, Clue

Choices

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Choice-A

Choice A is the correct answer because as used in the text, “drew” most nearly means pulled. In the text, the speaker stands at a window, looking out on a landscape at night. The speaker then “drew the shades far down, crept into bed.” That is, the speaker pulled down, or lowered, the shades until they were completely shut before going to sleep.

Correct Pulled

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Choice-B

Choice B is incorrect. Drained - this would mean letting liquid out of something or removing energy from someone. It doesn’t fit the context because the speaker isn’t removing anything from the shades; they’re lowering them.

Wrong Drained

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Choice-C

Choice C is incorrect. Inspired – this means motivated or stimulated creatively. The poem is describing a physical action with the shades, not a feeling of inspiration.

Wrong Inspired

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Choice-D

Choice D is incorrect. Sketched – this means drew a picture. The speaker isn’t drawing an image of the shades; they’re physically lowering them.

Wrong Sketched

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Step

Correct sentence - The choice that describes the nearest meaning of the word "drew" - Pulled

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Answer

Option

A

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Sumup

Please summarize choices