The Traveller is the only concrete character in the poem. The poem covers the topics of alienation and mystery, leaving questions unanswered. However, the attempts to find meaning are evident throughout the poem, although without result. But only a host of phantom listeners That dwelt in the lone house then Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight
My first choice would be A. When you read the excerpt, how does it make you feel? That's your first clue to the answer. If they want something book specific, I would choose C.
