Read the excerpt from The Secret Garden. "She [Mrs. Craven] was a sweet, pretty thing, and he'd have walked the world over to get her a blade o' grass she wanted. Nobody thought she'd marry him, but she did, and people said she married him for his money. But she didn't - she didn't."

Which answer best identifies figurative language and explains its effect?

"But she didn't" helps the reader understands that Mrs. Craven was motivated to marry for money.

"Sweet, pretty thing" helps the reader understand how surprising it was that Mrs. Craven would marry Mr. Craven.

"Walked the world over to get her a blade o' grass" helps the reader understand how devoted Mr. Craven was.

"Sweet, pretty thing" helps the reader understand that Mrs. Craven was a kind and beautiful woman.

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