To my knowledge of literally devices that would be an idiom, because it is a saying for something common!!
The best answer to the question that is being presented above would be the second statement. Old Ben and Rit were Harriet's parents. These were their nicknames. Old Ben was short for Benjamin Ross while Old Rit was short for Harriet Green.
What is rachel’s story???????
To correctly answer these questions i would have to have more information on your subject. If you can add more to this so i could help you further it would be great.
Answer:
Susie saw many drawings that she thought made Ruth subversive