A hook is to catch the readers attention. A hook can be, Chewing gum helps you concentrate for longer, study suggests.
It sounds like it would be Climax
“This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced gentleman . . .”
“The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye . . .”
What is in common for both poems is that they don't have any characters in them. In addition to this, they were both written in a simple manner, approachable to readers everywhere.
It is b. --------------APEX