C. It Shows the poets sadness about the poverty in the city
If I am not mistaken, I believe it should be 'A', if you meant "the gold and brown puzzle pieces are on the cats head" not "the gold and brown puzzle pieces are the cat's head".
The word from the passage that is an appeal to pathos is <u><em>love.</em></u> Your answer is <u><em>love</em></u>.