Answer:
The setting of “The Youngest Doll” is a decaying sugar plantation in rural Puerto Rico, where an aging dollmaker lives with her nine nieces. She is a member of the “extinct sugarcane aristocracy” and the story takes place as her family's social position and wealth are rapidly disappearing
Explanation:
A gerund<span> is a verb form that ends in ing </span>
Metaphors are figures of speech in which, something is referred to, but not directly.
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