Question

authors use descriptive details to provide readers with an understanding of different aspects of a story, like the characters, setting, and the plot. in this excerpt, the author uses descriptive details to compare a the mother of the children to the old people on the bench. b the bench to the little children. c the old people on the bench to the little children. d the french dolls to the surrounding trees. the old people sat on the bench, still as statues. never mind, there was always the crow to watch. to and fro, in front of the flowerbeds an the band rotunda, the couples and groups paraded, stopped to talk, to greet, to buy a handful of flowers from the old beggar who had his tray fixed to the railings. little children ran among them, swooping and laughing; little boys with big white silk bows under their chins, little girls, little french dolls, dressed up in velvet and lace. and sometimes a tiny staggerer came suddenly rocking into the open from under the trees, stopped, stared, as suddenly sat down \flop,\ until its small high - stepping mother, like a

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option by matching with the descriptive details in the excerpt:

• Option A: The excerpt has no details about the children's mother, so this is incorrect.
• Option B: The bench (an object) and children (people) are not compared in the excerpt, so this is incorrect.
• Option C: The old people are described as "still as statues" (still), and the little children are described as running, swooping, laughing (active). This shows a comparison between the old people on the bench and the little children, so this is correct.
• Option D: There are no details about surrounding trees to compare with French dolls, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. the old people on the bench to the little children.