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.