Question

Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.”

And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe
But no lions or witches scared me
I went through
Knowing there would be
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Why does the poet most likely include this allusion to C.S. Lewis’s book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

to emphasize that reading frightening tales made the speaker feel confident and strong
to help illustrate that the speaker read a variety of imaginary tales and children’s books
to help show that books were a source of comfort and imagination for the speaker
to highlight the idea that the speaker relied on the librarian to find interesting books to read

Answer 1

to help show that books were a source of comfort and imagination for the speaker.Explanation:

Answer 2

to help show that books were a source of comfort and imagination for the speaker.

Step-by-step explanation:

'A Poem For My Librarian, Mrs Long' is a poem written by Nikki Giovanni. The poem is about Giovanni's librarian, Mrs Long. The poem is a tribute to the one who introduced Giovanni with the world inside the literature.

The poet has used allusion to C. S Lewis's book titled 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' to reveal to readers that for her books were a source of comfort and imagination. The way she alludes that Mrs. Long opened the wardrobe but no lions and witches scared here, reveals the imaginative world that the poet went into by reading the books.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.