Question

GIVING BRAINLYST

Read the passage:

A red-coat troop came marching—
Marching—marching—
King George's men came marching, up to the old inn-door.

Which best explains the effect of the punctuation in this passage?

Question 24 options:

It indicates that the poet is searching for the right words to express himself.


It indicates that the marching was interrupted.


It gives the passage a breathless, suspenseful feel.


It tells the reader not to pause at the end of lines.

Answer 1

It gives the passage a breathless, suspenseful feel.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: “It gives the passage a breathless, suspenseful feel.”. Taken from the poem “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes (1906), the effect of the punctuation in the passage presented above is to create suspense, since it is a surprise to receive a troop of British soldiers instead of the highwayman. Throughout the poem, Noyes uses different tools to mimic sound. For instance, the lines are used to echo the sounds as in the passage above (Marching—marching—). Moreover, the lines emphasize the repetitive rhythm of the marching.