Shaw's father wanted no monument
except the ditch,
where his son's body was thrown

what does word ditch mean in this context?

a long narrow trench dug in the ground
a grave
the act of getting away from someone
the act of getting rid of something

The answer is B. Grave

The traditional definition of ditch could be option A, a long narrow trench dug in the ground, generally to hold or carry water. However, within this context, the correct option is B. a grave.

In this excerpt we can identify the original meaning of the word, but at the same time the element that was thrown in the ditch was a body, not water. Therefore, the correct answer is a grave.

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