The simile "as useful as a broken wagon wheel" suggests that the story is set before cars were invented. It evokes a time when transportation and communication were dependent on horse-drawn vehicles, indicating a historical context where delays in news transmission were common and impactful.
The storm kept the news from reaching town for weeks, and by the time it arrived it was as useful as a broken wagon wheel.
How does the simile help craft the historical setting?
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It highlights how news transmission has improved.
It highlights how news transmission has improved.
It indicates how much time passed during the story.
It indicates how much time passed during the story.
It implies the story is set before cars were invented.
It implies the story is set before cars were invented.
It suggests the narrator remembers the past.
It suggests the narrator remembers the past.
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