Answer: B. With his ebony hands on each ivory key He made that poor piano moan with melody.
In these lines, the speaker shows that he is impressed by the musician. The speaker describes the musician's hands in careful detail, showing that he has been looking at them attentively. He also tells us that he made the piano "moan." This is a reference to the terribly beautiful way the piano sounded when he played it. This shows that the speaker believes the playing to be very skilled, and indicates that the speaker is impressed by the musician.
