Read the poem given below and answer the questions (100 - 105) that follow :
Between my finger and my thumb
The squat pen rests: snug as a gun.
Under my window, a clean rasping sound
When the spade sings into gravelly ground.
My father, digging, I look down
Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds
Bends low, comes up twenty years away
Stooping in rhythm through potato drills,
Where he was digging
The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft
Against the inside knee was levered firmly.
He rooted out tall tops, buried the bright edge deep.
To scatter new potatoes that we picked,
Loving their cool hardness in our hands.

Complete the word analogy : coarse : rough :: snug : ? .

Correct Option: comfortable

Step-by-step Explanation:

1. Analyze the given word pair (coarse : rough):
The word coarse means rough, harsh, or uneven in texture. Therefore, the relationship between coarse and rough is that of synonyms (words having the same or nearly the same meaning).

2. Determine the meaning of 'snug':
In the context of the poem ("The squat pen rests: snug as a gun") and standard English usage, snug means fitting closely, cozy, or comfortable.

3. Complete the analogy:
To maintain the synonym relationship established by coarse : rough, we need to find a synonym for snug.
• comfortable means giving or expressing physical comfort or cozy security, which is a synonym for snug.
• lazy, perfect, and lethal do not share a synonym relationship with snug.

Therefore, the complete analogy is coarse : rough :: snug : comfortable.