English Language · English Literature
In Walter de la Mare's poem 'The Listeners', the 'Listeners' are described as being 'in the stillness.' What is their role in the poem, and what do they represent?
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- 1They are the Traveler's own thoughts and fears.
- 2They are the animals living in the woods nearby.
- 3They are a ghostly, supernatural presence or a metaphor for the silent, empty echoes of the past.✓
- 4They are the actual inhabitants of the house, refusing to open the door.
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They are a ghostly, supernatural presence or a metaphor for the silent, empty echoes of the past.
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