"The Hangman": Text Exploration Questions

In Stanza 1, describe what happens in the first three lines of the poem.


Reread Stanza 1, line 5. What do you think the Hangman means by "serves"?


Reread Stanza 1 line6. What might these lines foreshadow?


Reread Stanza 2. line 5-6. What do the townspeople do? What is the effect of their action?