Question

Which of the following inferences about the speaker is best supported by the poem’s first stanza (lines 1-4)?

I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!
Answer choices for the above question

A. The speaker assumes that the listener is on her side.

B. The speaker wants to change her name to something unfamiliar.

C. The speaker fears the judgment of others.

D. The speaker is tired of being famous.