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ID: DSAT-RW-48
Section: Digital SAT Reading & Writing (RW) - Broadly Reading - Information and Ideas
Topic: Central Ideas and Details
Difficulty level: Hard

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The following text is adapted from William Shakespeare's 1609 poem "Sonnet 61." The speaker addresses a beloved as if present.

Is it your will that your image keep me waking,
My heavy eyelids open through the night?
No sooner do I lie down, workday ended,
Than thoughts of you arise and call me up,
Holding my eyes unclosed and spirit watchful,
To gaze upon the form I keep in mind.

What is the main idea of the text?

AThe speaker cannot sleep because thoughts of the beloved keep him awake.
BThe speaker is preparing to travel overnight to visit the beloved.
CThe speaker blames the beloved for sending letters too late in the evening.
DThe speaker prefers nighttime painting to resting after a day's work.
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