Having read the excerpt, the answer to the question is letter b. Millay finds beauty in the autumn world but resents the rebirth of spring because she sees death and sorrow everywhere. The other choices given were not that relevant compared to what is chosen.
They affected people because of the lava the same thing for the ground because of the hotness it burnt the ground it burnt houses and it burnt buildings
The way the author makes the story is what actually affects all of that
