Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.”

In her attic window the staff she set,
To show that one heart was loyal yet.

Up the street came the rebel tread,
Stonewall Jackson riding ahead.

Which best describes the rhyming couplets in this excerpt?

A. The first focuses on Barbara's actions and the second on Jackson's.
B. Both focus on the actions of Barbara.
C. Both focus on the actions of Jackson.
D. The first focuses on Jackson's actions and the second on Barbara's.