D. “But only a host of phantom listeners That dwelt in the lone house then”
Explanation:
The house was empty and only phantoms/ ghosts still were in it at the time. There seemed to be nobody around when he finally arrived, because he was gone for so long.
Answer:
distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
I got this off the internet so change it a little bit before submitting it
D developed an outline of your ideas.
The theme is THE STRUGGLE FOR SELF-DEFINITION the main character struggles to find her true self.