English 10 Setting
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ncoleman785 on September 13, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Setting | where or when the action takes place in a story |
| Characteristics of a setting | Setting puts us there--it gives us a feeling of being in the situation with the characters. It includes people's customs--how they live, dress, eat, and behave. |
| Is it possible for an interesting story to have no setting at all? | Yes--if the characters and their situation are strong enough, they will hold our attention in empty space. |
| Time frame | can be revealed by setting( Example: falling snow tells us it's winter) |
| Details of setting | give a story a kind of truth or believability |
| Mood (also called "atmosphere") | a story's emotional effect |
| Tone | the writer's attitude toward a subject or character (Examples of tone: mocking or tender, joyful or nostalgic) |
| Character | Setting also helps to reveal this (Example: a writer wishing to reveal an untidy character may show us the mess in his bedroom) |
| Conflict | In some stories, setting provides the main conflict and can directly affect a story's meaning. (Example: Members of a polar expedition might fight the harshness of the arctic tundra and survive . . . or perish.) |
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