Answer:
predicate noun or a predicate adjective
B. ) intransitive verb . . . because while the verb "listened" describes the action being performed, it does not have a direct object in receipt of the action . . . and thus is an intransitive verb.
Changes made for the sake of overall effects desired by dramatists.
1. Repetition
And a pain still throbs in the <u>old, old</u> scars
2. Simile
And the river flows <u>like a stream of glass</u>;
3. Personification
Till <u>its blood is red</u> on the cruel bars;
4. Alliteration
When he <u>beats</u> his <u>bars</u> and he would be free;
5. Personification
When his wing is bruised and <u>his bosom sore</u>,--
6. Alliteration
When the wind <u>stirs soft</u> through the springing grass,
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-T.B.
Stage directions are small lines put into the script (often in italics) that give the reader an idea of potential movement, what's going on in the scene, what other characters may be experiencing or the expression one may see on their faces. That would mean C is the best possible answer here.