In the passage the poet describes London using personification, the city appears mostly as a "helper" since it gives life and shape to various people who live there.
#2. the liquid peter gives makes the baby have a drugs the baby to sleep. he does this because if the baby wakes up and cries peter and the others will be discovered and caught.
I think #2 is d, not sure. Definitely not b or c.
Falling of the leaves off Ivy vine describes the hopelessness of Johnsy to live and she thinks that she will also die after the last leaf falls off.
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Ivy vine is a symbol of the determination that Sue has in her. It is the determination to keep Johnsy alive who has lost his hope and will to live and thinks that she will die when the last leaf falls of the vine.
Bit even the last leaf falls, Johnsy is lying on her bed and is alive after which Sue tells Johnsy that she is not going to die. Now Johnsy also has the will to live and do something in her life like she wants to paint and live happily in her life.
The denotation of a word refers to the dictionary definition of a word or the literal meaning. For example if you look up the word shrewd in the dictionary you will get the denotative definition which is one having good judgement, this word has a negative connotation.
