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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Setting Fiction Drama

Study Function Of Setting Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

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What is the function of setting in creating verisimilitude?

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It makes the story world credible through concrete, consistent detail. Realistic details create believable fictional worlds.

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Read the following excerpt from an original drama. [Stage directions: A public library basement meeting room. Fluorescent lights flicker. A banner reading COMMUNITY FORUM hangs crooked, taped over an older banner that reads RETIREMENT CELEBRATION; the old letters show through. A circle of folding chairs surrounds a small table with a microphone that squeals when touched. In the corner, a box labeled LOST & FOUND overflows with single gloves. CHAIRPERSON: Let's begin. One speaker at a time. RUTH (standing immediately): I've been waiting to say this for years. MALIK (raising a hand): Years is the problem. RUTH: Excuse me? MALIK: We keep meeting under different banners but it's always the same room. CHAIRPERSON (tapping the microphone; it squeals): Please— RUTH (over the squeal): I'm not retiring from this. MALIK (looking at the lost gloves): No one ever finds the other half.] In this excerpt, the setting most clearly emphasizes
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