Answer:
Among the options given on the question the correct answer is option C.
The reference to “pennies” reveals the historical context of the story.
Explanation: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a novel by Betty Smith which was published in 1943 during the world war II. The story was based on an impoverished but aspirational girl and her family in the Williamsburg,Brooklyn. However in the excerpt the reference to pennies reveals the historical context of the story. Because the penny remarks the time of the incident based on the story. Referencing to the penny readers can imagine the time and place of the story.
Other options in the question is not regarding the historical context of the story. They are the settings of the writer's view.
So the pennies refer to the historical context.
Since there is no underlined word, I will just list everything here.
A - there is no indirect object.
B - there is no predicate adjective.
C - assuming that the underlined word is the leaves, direct object would be the correct answer.
D - there is no predicate nominative in this sentence.
A figurative language is defined, "Words or expression with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation." These examples may help you on solving the problem you need assistance with.
1)All right, the sky misses the sun at night.
2)Her head was spinning from all the new information.
3)The poorest man is the richest, and the rich are poor.
4)I've told you a million times to clean your room!
5)I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
However, there are types of figurative language such as metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, symbolism.
The answer is Foreshadowing
