<span>“Crossing Spider Creek” is actually a short story that was written by Dan O'Brien and based on the passage taken from this story, the story element that is clearly presented in the passage is the SETTING. The answer is the third option. It is the setting because it states the time and place of the story. Hope this helps.</span>
My heart was filled with terror
D. Alice stood up at her desk and said ...
A- A preocupation for fate and destiny.
In The Raven, the writer sets an atmosphere of uncertainty: strange things may happen.
In the excerpt the witer mentions a prophecy: this tells that something odd/ terrifying is going to happen in the future.
