To the Mountains



Let there be light, the sky

Declares. And the sun answers.

Yellow ribbons cascade across

A serrated skyline, filling each valley

Until it bursts.



Alpine mornings wake in defiance

Of gravity. The rock opens its hands,

Draws men up, through the light.

Distant summits, where the earth

Meets the heavens.



The earth shifts through each ribbon,

Like water, an ocean of rock

Braced against, all that space.

Where men drift, a sea above and below,

And reach.

Part A
What connotative meaning is developed by the words Draws men up in the second stanza?
A) drags
B)tempts
C)pulls
D)traces

Part B
How does the connotative meaning of Draws men up, identified in Part A, affect the tone of the poem?
A) It suggests the idea of resistance.
B) It conveys a sense of fascination.
C) It develops a threatening tone.
D) It sets a hesitant tone.