Most children brought up in brooklyn before the first world war remember day there with a peculiar tenderness. it was the day children went around “ragamuffin” or “slamming gates,” wearing costumes topped off by a penny mask.

how does smith use language to reveal setting?

she uses syntax such as “first world war” and “ day.”
she uses themes such as “first world war” and “ day.”
she uses diction such as “first world war” and “ day.”
she uses diction to structure the words in a way to make them easier to understand.