Question

Read these excerpts from Fever 1793 and The Summer of the Pestilence.

Fiction: Fever 1793

A violent thunderstorm on Sunday cleared the air for a few hours, but when the sun came out Monday, it baked the streets until the rainwater rose in ghostly plumes of steam. I felt like a noodle over-boiled in the stewpot. And the bells continued to toll.

Nonfiction: The Summer of the Pestilence

During dry, warm days, the fever has seemed to spread but slowly; but when these chill northeasterly storms have come, it has taken whole sections of the city in a night.

In what way do the excerpts reveal setting?

Both use a character’s point of view to show setting.
Both use descriptive details to show setting.
Both use figurative language to show setting.
Both use facts to show setting.

Answer 1

B both use descriptive details to show settings

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Answer 2

B: Both use descriptive details to show setting.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage relates to descripting the setting through descriptive language. If you look up the definition of each you will understand.