Section: Literature and Composition

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Which statement best describes what the first three lines of PART ONE are foreshadowing?

1. The Highwayman is bringing danger to the inn-keeper's home.
2. The weather is about to turn poor.
3. The Highwayman is about to break in to another home, and is a dastardly figure.
4. The Highwayman is lost and looking for directions.
5. The inn-keeper's daughter will wish that she never met the Highwayman.

The ominous description seems to follow the Highwayman up to the inn-keeper's door, foreshadowing the fate of himself and his beloved, making Answer 1 the best choice.