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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Setting Poetry

Study Function Of Setting Poetry 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.

QUESTION

What is the function of setting when it reflects a character's inner state through surroundings?

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ANSWER

To mirror psychology through an objective correlative. External environment embodies internal emotional states.

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Read the following poem, then answer the question. "Basement Laundry" In the apartment basement, the ceiling pipes sweat steadily into their own rust. Washing machines thump like distant doors, and dryer vents breathe warm, borrowed air. Someone's sock clings to the cinderblock wall as if it tried to climb out. I feed quarters into the slot and watch my shirts turn slowly— small planets with no weather. Above me, footsteps cross the living rooms, but down here the light is always midwinter. Which choice best describes how the apartment basement laundry room setting functions in the poem?
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