Ian, Mrs.
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
O 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
O to highlight the idea that the speaker relied on the
librarian to find interesting books to read