Question

read the excerpt below from the novel songmaster by orson scott card and answer the question that follows.

nniv did not go meet mikals starship. instead, he waited in the rambling stone songhouse, listening to the son of the walls, the whisper of the hundred young voices from the chambers and the stalls, the cold rhythm of the drafts. there were few in the galaxy who would dare to make mikal come to them. nniv was not daring, however. it did not occur to him that the songmaster needed to go meet anyone.

source: card, orson scott. songmaster. new york: tor-forge, 1987. google books. web. 22 july 2011.

which phrase reveals setting?

\mikals starship\
\son of the walls\
\cold rhythm\
\the whisper\

Explanation:

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Analyze the question and options

The question asks: "Which phrase reveals setting?"
Setting refers to the time and place in which a story occurs, including the physical environment and atmosphere. Let's evaluate the given options based on the excerpt:

• "Mikal's starship": A starship is a physical vehicle/location that indicates a futuristic, science-fiction setting.
• "son of the walls": This is a metaphorical or auditory description (likely a typo in the test question for "song of the walls"), which describes a sound or quality of the building rather than establishing the primary physical setting.
• "cold rhythm": This describes the sensory feeling of the drafts, contributing to the atmosphere but not directly naming a setting element like a starship.
• "the whisper": This describes the sound of the voices, which is an auditory detail rather than a direct indicator of the physical setting.

Identify the setting indicator

The phrase "Mikal's starship" directly establishes the physical environment and technological context of the story's setting (a futuristic, space-faring era in a galaxy). Therefore, it is the phrase that most clearly reveals the setting. We will apply our understanding of Setting Analysis to confirm this choice.
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The question asks: "Which phrase reveals setting?"
Setting refers to the time and place in which a story occurs, including the physical environment and atmosphere. Let's evaluate the given options based on the excerpt:

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• "son of the walls": This is a metaphorical or auditory description (likely a typo in the test question for "song of the walls"), which describes a sound or quality of the building rather than establishing the primary physical setting.
• "cold rhythm": This describes the sensory feeling of the drafts, contributing to the atmosphere but not directly naming a setting element like a starship.
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Identify the setting indicator

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