Question

read the excerpt below from a tree grows in brooklyn and answer the question that follows.

most children brought up in brooklyn before the first world war remember thanksgiving day there with a peculiar tenderness. it was the day children went around
agamuffin\ or \slamming gates,\ wearing costumes topped off by a penny mask.

how does smith use language to reveal setting?

she uses syntax such as \first world war\ and \thanksgiving day.\
she uses themes such as \first world war\ and \thanksgiving day.\
she uses diction such as \first world war\ and \thanksgiving day.\
she uses diction to structure the words in a way to make them easier to understand.

Explanation:

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Analyze the question and literary terms

The question asks how the author, Betty Smith, uses language to reveal the setting in the provided excerpt from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Using the Setting Analysis and Diction knowledge points:

• Setting refers to the time and place in which a story occurs. In this excerpt, the setting is established as Brooklyn before the First World War during Thanksgiving Day.
• Diction refers to the author's specific choice of words or phrases to convey meaning, establish tone, or reveal details like setting. Words like "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day" are specific noun choices (diction) that place the reader in a precise historical time and cultural context.
• Syntax refers to sentence structure and word order, not the specific words chosen.
• Theme refers to the underlying message or central idea of a work, not specific time/place markers.

Evaluate the given options

• Option 1: "She uses syntax such as 'First World War' and 'Thanksgiving Day.'" — Incorrect, because these specific proper nouns are examples of word choice (diction), not sentence structure (syntax).
• Option 2: "She uses themes such as 'First World War' and 'Thanksgiving Day.'" — Incorrect, because these are specific historical and calendar markers used to establish setting, not abstract themes.
• Option 3: "She uses diction such as 'First World War' and 'Thanksgiving Day.'" — Correct, because choosing these specific words is an application of diction to establish the historical and cultural setting.
• Option 4: "She uses diction to structure the words in a way to make them easier to understand." — Incorrect, because structuring words is the domain of syntax, not diction.

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<mcq-option>(B) She uses themes such as "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day."</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>(C) She uses diction such as "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day."</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>(D) She uses diction to structure the words in a way to make them easier to understand.</mcq-option>
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Analyze the question and literary terms

The question asks how the author, Betty Smith, uses language to reveal the setting in the provided excerpt from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Using the Setting Analysis and Diction knowledge points:

• Setting refers to the time and place in which a story occurs. In this excerpt, the setting is established as Brooklyn before the First World War during Thanksgiving Day.
• Diction refers to the author's specific choice of words or phrases to convey meaning, establish tone, or reveal details like setting. Words like "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day" are specific noun choices (diction) that place the reader in a precise historical time and cultural context.
• Syntax refers to sentence structure and word order, not the specific words chosen.
• Theme refers to the underlying message or central idea of a work, not specific time/place markers.

Evaluate the given options

• Option 1: "She uses syntax such as 'First World War' and 'Thanksgiving Day.'" — Incorrect, because these specific proper nouns are examples of word choice (diction), not sentence structure (syntax).
• Option 2: "She uses themes such as 'First World War' and 'Thanksgiving Day.'" — Incorrect, because these are specific historical and calendar markers used to establish setting, not abstract themes.
• Option 3: "She uses diction such as 'First World War' and 'Thanksgiving Day.'" — Correct, because choosing these specific words is an application of diction to establish the historical and cultural setting.
• Option 4: "She uses diction to structure the words in a way to make them easier to understand." — Incorrect, because structuring words is the domain of syntax, not diction.

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<mcq-option>(B) She uses themes such as "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day."</mcq-option>
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