Question

how do you know that it was a very old building and no one lived there? the listeners poem
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Silence is a repeated motif in the poem. Reader attention is drawn to the fact that the house is unusually quiet and still. ... The words chosen by Walter de la Mare tell us that the house of "The Listeners" is old and deserted, uninhabited by any living person.

Answer 2

Answer:

silence is a repeated motif in the poem. Reader attention is drawn to the fact that the house is unusual ly. quiet and still