Excerpt from: wichita mourning
david matherne

pipe organs—dusty and tarnished—
bellowed the ancient song,
as movers carried the pews
for one last time.

the best definition for pews is
a)
religious duties
b)
stacks of tree limbs
c)
long benches with a back
d)
relief from a heavy burden

C)  long benches with a back

Explanation: the denotation of a word is the literal meaning, the one that we can find in a dictionary (it is the antonym of connotation, which is a meaning that is given by the context of a word). In the given excerpt from "Wichita Mourning " by David Matherne, the denotation of definition for the word "pews" is long benches with a back (usually placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation), so the correct answer is option C.

i think a

Explanation: bc it says “and made of a pale blue shell” and says round, eggs are roundish