Answer and Explanation:
As Nelly narrated her story and described events that occurred in the lives of certain characters/people during the previous winter, Lockwood, a stranger, was being entertained up to a point that Nelly wondered how long Lockwood would remain a stranger without falling in love with one of the characters: Catherine. Thus, Nelly hoped that Lockwood would fall in love with Catherine, and marry her. However, although Lockwood saw the possibility of falling in love, he doubted that his love would ever be reciprocated because he was not from the same hometown or land as Catherine.
The following quote uses direct address to draw the audience into the story. That is the effect that the quote has on the audience.
This excerpt from "The legend of Carman" is introduced by the verb <u>"Hearken!"</u>, which comes from Middle English and <u>means to pay attention to what is being said</u>. Moreover, this quote includes other verbs in the imperative mood ("attend", "hold" and "listen").<u> The use of the imperative mood implies that the reader is being directly addressed in order to capture his/her attention</u>.
The answer is A. The Russian revolution. The whole book is about it. Each of the animals represents an important person from that time.
