Let's take a closer look at the setting. What is Setting? You probably remember from grade school that the setting is where the story takes place, like the woods or Grandmother's house. Actually, the setting of a story tells the time, place, and duration of a story and is told using techniques like imagery. Time
Sometimes a breakout of hives has nothing to do with allergies. 1  Other causes include: 2  infections, including colds. 3  exercise. 4  anxiety or stress. 5  exposure to the sun. 6  exposure to cold, such as from diving into a cold pool. 7  contact with chemicals. 8  scratching.
What Causes Hives. Hives result from dilation of capillaries allowing fluid to leak out into the surrounding tissue, the epidermis. They resolve when the body absorbs this fluid. The border of a hive is described as polycyclic, or made up of many circles, and changes as fluid leaks out and then is absorbed.