Read the passage.

excerpt from The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

"I'm the leader of the caravan," said a dark-eyed, bearded man. "I hold the power of life and death for every person I take with me. The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy."

How does the author create a sense of time and place?

By comparing the desert to a lady, the author emphasizes the beauty of the desert.

The author compares the desert to a woman to express how delicate of an environment it can be.

The bearded man leading the caravan uses a simile to express how violent and vicious the desert is.

The bearded man uses a simile to express how unpredictable the desert can be and how quickly things can change.

Question

Read the passage.

excerpt from The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

"I'm the leader of the caravan," said a dark-eyed, bearded man. "I hold the power of life and death for every person I take with me. The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy."

How does the author create a sense of time and place?

By comparing the desert to a lady, the author emphasizes the beauty of the desert.

The author compares the desert to a woman to express how delicate of an environment it can be.

The bearded man leading the caravan uses a simile to express how violent and vicious the desert is.

The bearded man uses a simile to express how unpredictable the desert can be and how quickly things can change.