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Setting, Mood and Atmosphere

Analyse how time, place, sensory detail and word choice create a story's emotional atmosphere and shape its meaning.

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Setting is not just where

Setting is the time and place of a story. Mood and atmosphere are the emotional effect that setting creates for the reader: tense, oppressive, restrained, uncertain, hopeful, or something else.