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QuizMultiple Choice

Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging”

Question 10 • 26-27 Ignite English 12 NG KY-English Language Arts 12

Read the excerpt from "Digging."Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.

Answer
A
The positive connotation of the word does not clarify whether the writer enjoys holding his pen.
B
The negative connotation of the word highlights the idea that writing is a difficult profession.
C
The positive connotation of the word emphasizes how comfortable the speaker is holding his pen.
D
The negative connotation of the word shows how unpleasant the speaker finds the pen.