Item 2 Read the excerpt from The Secret Garden.

At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the others. Every morning she awoke in her tapestried room and found Martha kneeling upon the hearth building her fire; every morning she ate her breakfast in the nursery which had nothing amusing in it; and after each breakfast she gazed out of the window across to the huge moor which seemed to spread out on all sides and climb up to the sky, and after she had stared for a while she realized that if she did not go out she would have to stay in and do nothing—and so she went out.

Which answer best identifies figurative language and explains its effect in the excerpt?

The phrase “nothing amusing in it” helps the reader understand that Mary never liked her breakfast.

The phrase “tapestried room” helps the reader understand that the walls of Mary's bedroom are beautifully decorated.

The phrase “if she did not go out she would have to stay in and do nothing” helps the reader understand the mental processes behind Mary's decisions.

The phrase “climb up to the sky” helps the reader understand that the moor appears to be infinite.