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QuizMultiple Choice

Novel: From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Question 2 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

How does diction affect setting?

Answer
A
by revealing the author’s purpose in writing nonfiction
B
by creating a specific description of the time and place
C
by misleading the reader’s sense of time and place
D
by creating smooth sentence fluency that has rhythm when read aloud

Explanation

Diction is an author’s choice of words. Words with specific connotations and details can help readers picture when and where a scene takes place, so diction creates a specific description of the time and place. The other choices describe purpose, deliberate confusion, or sentence rhythm rather than how word choice establishes setting.

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