The winter evening settles down
With the smell of steaks in passageways.
Six o'clock.
The burnt-out ends of smoky days.
And now a gusty shower wraps
The grimy scraps
Of withered leaves about your feet
And newspapers from vacant lots;
The showers beat
On broken blinds and chimney-pots,
And at the corner of the street
A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps.
And then the lighting of the lamps.

Which statement best explains how the poet's use of figurative language in this excerpt conveys the tone?

A. The speaker conveys a sarcastic tone by comparing a city scene to a peaceful natural setting.
B. The speaker conveys a hopeful tone by comparing a city scene to a peaceful natural setting.
C. The speaker conveys a sense of disgust by using sensory details.