Question

The poem’s subtitle, below, adds to the development of the entire poem mainly by .

(You never know what troubled little girl needs a book)

A. suggesting that she prefers hardcover books to paperbacks

B. setting up how important Mrs. Long would be to the speaker

C. pointing out how difficult it was for the speaker to access books when she was a child

D. explaining that no one had any idea of what the speaker was going through

Answer 1

D. The subtitle's "You never know what troubled little girl needs a book" emphasizes that others were unaware of the speaker's inner struggles and that a simple book could matter, so it highlights that no one knew what she was going through.