SETTING THESAURUS

FARMER'S MARKET



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Settings should always be chosen with care. Consider the emotion you want your viewpoint character to feel and how setting choices, weather elements, and symbolism might build a specific mood in the scene, create tension and conflict, or even raise the stakes.
SIGHTS:
Rows of tables and booths filled with local seasonal produce (bundles of carrots, beets and asparagus, bags of potatoes, crates of shiny zucchini, cucumbers and peppers, trays of tomatoes, corn in husks)
Bright tablecloths and cloth awnings
Signs and price guides
Baskets of fruit (apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries)
Piles of eggplants and pumpkins
Braids of garlic
Bundles of herbs
Jars of honey and beeswax products
Jams and jellies
Flowers and plants
Craft tables with handmade items (knitted scarves, dolls, notecards, jewelry, soap, clothing)
Bins and coolers piled around tables
Hanging scales
Food vendors (selling hot cider, fresh fruit smoothies, cured meats, homemade bread, cookies and pies)
Entertainers (jugglers, magicians, dancers, buskers)
People carrying plastic bags full of goods
Picnic tables and benches
A band setting up on a platform
A petting zoo
Arts and crafts activities for the kids
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