Read these excerpts from Fever 1793 and The Summer of the Pestilence.Fiction: Fever 1793A 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?
Answer
A
Both use a character’s point of view to show setting.
B
Both use descriptive details to show setting.
C
Both use figurative language to show setting.
D
Both use facts to show setting.
Explanation
Both excerpts use details about weather and its effects to establish the setting. The fiction describes rainwater steaming in the sun and bells tolling, while the nonfiction describes dry, warm days and chilly storms as the fever spreads through the city. These descriptions help readers picture the conditions and place; the nonfiction passage does not rely on a character’s point of view or figurative language in the same way the fiction does.
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