“the legend of carman” chose words carefully to achieve certain effects. what effect does the following quote have on the audience? hearken! attend the tale of noble carman, the fair. hold your tongues. listen closely to her sorrowful story. it drives fear into those who listen it encourages the audience to retell the story. it reveals the central message of the story it uses direct address to draw the audience into the story.

The following quote uses direct address to draw the audience into the story. That is the effect that the quote has on the audience.  

This excerpt from "The legend of Carman" is introduced by the verb "Hearken!", which comes from Middle English and means to pay attention to what is being said. Moreover, this quote includes other verbs in the imperative mood ("attend", "hold" and "listen"). The use of the imperative mood implies that the reader is being directly addressed in order to capture his/her attention.

It uses direct address to draw the audience into the story.

Explanation:

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

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