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Read the excerpt below from “The Lake of the Dismal Swamp” by Thomas Moore and answer the question that follows.



“They made her a grave, too cold and damp
For a soul so warm and true;
And she’s gone to the Lake of the Dismal Swamp,
Where, all night long, by a fire-fly lamp,
She paddles her white canoe.

“And her fire-fly lamp I soon shall see,
And her paddle I soon shall hear;
Long and loving our life shall be,
And I’ll hide the maid in a cypress tree,
When the footstep of death is near.”



Who is the speaker in this section of the poem?

A. the maiden paddling the canoe

B. the lover searching for his lost bride

C. an unknown observer of the incident

D. the hired paddler of the canoe

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christianblood
your answer is B) The lover searching for his lost bride
dispyskirden

Answer:

B. the lover searching for his lost bride

Explanation:

In order to determine who the speaker of this section of the poem, we need to read carefully. The speaker refers to the woman paddling the canoe as she, so we know that she cannot be the speaker. However, he does state that he will soon see the light of her lamp has she paddles closer. This eliminates a couple of our choices, but leaves us with a lover or an unknown observer. Since the speaker continues to say that there life should be long and loving, we can assume that he is the woman's lover, not simply an observer.

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