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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 “ragamuffin” or “slamming gates,” wearing costumes topped off by a penny mask.

Question...
How does Smith use language to reveal setting?

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A. She uses syntax such as “First World War” and “Thanksgiving Day.”
B. She uses themes such as “First World War” and “Thanksgiving Day.”
C. She uses diction such as “First World War” and “Thanksgiving Day.”
D. She uses diction to structure the words in a way to make them easier to understand.

Answer 1

i think it will be b beacuase it the them

Answer 2

C. She uses diction such as “First World War” and “Thanksgiving Day.”

Step-by-step explanation:

Diction can be defined as: "the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing."

She carefully place words in a manner that she can keep talking about whatever she was, not deviating from the subject, and yet, revealing information that helps the reader to know when and where the story is happening.