Read the excerpt below from “The Lake of the Dismal Swamp” by Thomas Moore and answer the question that follows.

“They made her a grave, too cold and damp
For a soul so warm and true;
And she’s gone to the Lake of the Dismal Swamp,
Where, all night long, by a fire-fly lamp,
She paddles her white canoe.

“And her fire-fly lamp I soon shall see,
And her paddle I soon shall hear;
Long and loving our life shall be,
And I’ll hide the maid in a cypress tree,
When the footstep of death is near.”

Who is the speaker in this section of the poem?

the maiden paddling

Question

Read the excerpt below from “The Lake of the Dismal Swamp” by Thomas Moore and answer the question that follows.
 
 
 
“They made her a grave, too cold and damp
For a soul so warm and true;
And she’s gone to the Lake of the Dismal Swamp,
Where, all night long, by a fire-fly lamp,
She paddles her white canoe.
 
“And her fire-fly lamp I soon shall see,
And her paddle I soon shall hear;
Long and loving our life shall be,
And I’ll hide the maid in a cypress tree,
When the footstep of death is near.”
 
 
 
Who is the speaker in this section of the poem?
 

the maiden paddling