I have to write an essay about certain books and I'm told to critically evaluate how that author approaches an element in the two texts. What writing approach do I take? Expository, analytical, etc I'm not sure

Why does the author introduce druse as lying in a “clump of laurel”? consider any symbolic or cultural meanings associated with this plant, and what significance it lends to this particular story. story "a horseman in the sky"

Some one drawing water and my theater placed my hand under the spout. as the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water , first slowly , then rapidly . i stood still ,my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers . suddenly i felt misty consciousness as of soothing forgotten --a thrill of returning thought and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me this passage from the stoyof my life is an wxample of which element of plotclimax action

Read this passage from "the pedestrian" by ray bradbury: which sentence best describes the overall impact of the setting?