He looked at me for a long time, stroking his beard, then he said at last, “yes. it is time.” that night, in the house of the priesthood, i asked for and received purification. my body hurt but my spirit was a cool stone. it was my father himself who questioned me about my dreams.

he bade me look into the smoke of the fire and see—i saw and told what i saw. it was what i have always seen—a river, and, beyond it, a great dead place and in it the gods walking. i have always thought about that. his eyes were stern when i told him he was no longer my father but a priest. he said, “this is a strong dream.”

–“by the waters of babylon,”

stephen vincent benét

which details establish the setting in this passage? check all that apply.

-“stroking his beard”
-“in the house of the priesthood”
-“my spirit was a cool stone”
-“i saw and told what i saw”
-“a river . . a great dead place”
-“his eyes were stern”

Letters B and E are the correct answers.

Explanation:

By the Waters of Babylon is a short story written by American Stephen Vincent Benét, it tells a story happening in the future, after the destruction of the industrial civilization. This story is narrated by the son of a priest.

In literature, setting refers to the time and place in which a story happens. Many things can be considered as a part of it, such as weather, historical periods, and descriptions about the place. The house of the priesthood is the place where purification happened, and a river... a great Dead Place gives details about the speaker's vision, so both are correct.

b&e

“in the house of the priesthood”

“a river . . . a great Dead Place”

Explanation:

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on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

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