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Question: Why does the poet most likely open his poem with this stanza? Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. Answer choices for the above question A. The poet wants to scare his readers. B. The poet is afraid that he will bore the reader. C. The poet intends to interest his readers through a sense of mystery. D. The poet is speaking down to his audience as though they are children.
The most likely answer is: C. The poet intends to interest his readers through a sense of mystery. The opening lines of the poem set the stage for an intriguing historical tale. By referring to a specific event in the past and suggesting that hardly anyone remembers it, the poet creates a sense of curiosity and mystery that draws the reader in.
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