Question

I’m nobody! Who are you?

Are you nobody, too?
Then there’s a pair of us—don’t tell!
They’d banish us, you know.

Which statement best explains the central idea of this stanza?

The poet has something to hide.
The poet identifies with private people.
The poet is afraid of authority figures.
The poet seeks fame and recognition.

Answer 1

Answer: I think it should be, "The poet has something to hide."

Because he/she is hidding his/her identity by saying he/she is nobody. Then the poet is showing a panic behaviour which is often found when someone is lieing or hidding anything.

This also creates a sort of humour that the poet shows when he is messing around the person who has actually caught him sneeking around or doing something suspicous.

Also, banish is a word which is usually used during the king's and queen's rulling periods. That is what usually they would do in the historical times where a king or queen would banish someone if they had done a serious sin or upsetted anyone.

Answer 2

The poet is afraid of authority figures.

Step-by-step explanation:

The addition of the phrase "They'd banish us, you know" proves that the character is attempting to evade an authority that has the power to do so.