Read the following paragraph. a verbal may belong to one of three categories. it may be a participle, which is used only as an adjective. it may be a gerund, which always ends in -ing and functions as a noun. finally, it may be an infinitive, which is preceded by to and functions as a noun, adjective, or even an adverb. yet verbals still look very much like verbs. which one of six types of expository structure does this paragraph illustrate? illustration/ example classification/division cause/effect process analysis comparison/contrast definition

in that passage i would say the sentence which best describes the overall impact of the setting is when they mention the absence of people because it suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

the most likely reason why dante included the names of historical figures in his well-known masterpiece the divine comedy is because he was trying to expose his own historical judgement to the figures. he settles different characters of the occidental culture in parts of the hell, purgatory and paradise constituting a spiritual judgment according to his thought.