Hughes uses figurative language to develop theme by detailing to the reader the importance of the setting/ by also giving the characters life so that the theme is also seen from the characters he creates. This goes too show as the story developed Hughes language is a way of giving clues and foreshadowing what will happen or giving metaphors to explain complex ideas to the readers.
The answer is definitely gerund.:)
Answer: Anyone in the “Age of Enlightenment“
When: 1685-1815
Where: Western Europe and beyond
why: that’s when they become smart and conscious of themselves, not thinking girls that are smart are witches...
give brainless plz