The correct answer is D.
This excerpt shows the reader the setting (an empty lot ringed by elms and honeysuckle; a blue sky with cirrus clouds); the characters (Bill, Chuck, Ron, Jim, and Dennis) and the situation (a baseball game).
In only a few lines, the poet is able to convey a lot of information to the reader.
Victorian age literature was often a reflection or a response to historical events and social conditions. This was a time of great change in England. With the Industrial Revolution in full swing, manufacturing cities were overcrowded and dirty. Many citizens were living in poverty and squalor.
You can reread it as many times as needed to understand while listing to it the reader might not say a word right or skip parts
