They said no word to the landlord, they drank his ale instead, But they gagged his daughter and bound her to the foot of her

narrow bed;

Two of them knelt at her casement, with muskets at their side!

There was death at every window,

And hell at one dark window,

For Bess could see, through her casement, the road that

he would ride.

The mood of this stanza from “The Highwayman” can best be described as

informal.

anxiety-producing.

lighthearted.

critical.

anxiety-producing

Explanation:

they gagged his daughter with muskets at their side

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indeed, the register is quite formal and the tone is especially objective as it avoids the use of the first and second person singular (i, you) and opts instead for the third person plural which is more impersonal and focuses on the data and the argument that is being developed by the author. the formality adds the impression of respectability to the work and the impersonality adds objectivity to it.

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