Setting in Literature
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SETTING IN
LITERATURE
Miss A
What is Setting?
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A
setting
(or backdrop) is the time and
geographic location within a
narrative, either nonfiction or fiction. It
is a literary element.
The
setting
initiates the main backdrop
and mood for a story.
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Setting also includes element like
weather and specific places.
How to Identify Setting
Step One:
Start by looking for the obvious; see if
the narrator tells you where they are or
what time it is.
Ex. Harry Potter tells you he goes to
Diagon Alley when he goes shopping
for school supplies.
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Step Two:
Look for sensory details that help
support setting; What does the narrator
see, hear, smell, touch, and taste that
can help you discover where/when
they are?
Sensory Details
Setting in literature refers to the time and place in which a story unfolds, setting the backdrop and mood. By identifying sensory details and clues within the text, readers can uncover the specific location and time period of the narrative. This element plays a crucial role in shaping the overall atmosphere and context of the story.
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SETTING IN LITERATURE Miss A
What is Setting? A setting (or backdrop) is the time and geographic location within a narrative, either nonfiction or fiction. It is a literary element. The setting initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. Setting also includes element like weather and specific places.
How to Identify Setting Step One: Step Two: Start by looking for the obvious; see if the narrator tells you where they are or what time it is. Look for sensory details that help support setting; What does the narrator see, hear, smell, touch, and taste that can help you discover where/when they are? Ex. Harry Potter tells you he goes to Diagon Alley when he goes shopping for school supplies.
Sensory Details EXAMPLE ONE: A NARRATOR MIGHT SAY THE ICE CRUNCHED BENEATH MY FEET . THE NARRATOR S FEELING AND HEARING THE ICE BENEATH HIS FEET WHICH TELLS US THAT THIS STORY TAKES PLACE SOMEWHERE COLD EXAMPLE TWO: A NARRATOR MIGHT SAY I TASTED THE CARAMEL APPLE AS WE WALKED . TYPICALLY CARAMEL APPLES ARE A SEASONAL TREAT THAT ARE AVAILABLE DURING THE FALL. SO, WE CAN INFER THE STORY TAKES PLACE DURING THE FALL. EXAMPLE THREE: A NARRATOR MIGHT SAY I SAW THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME LIGHT UP IN THE DISTANCE . THE HALL OF FAME IS SPECIFICALLY IN SPRINGFIELD SO WE KNOW THE STORY TAKES PLACE HERE. WE ALSO KNOW IT LIGHTS UP AT NIGHT SO THE STORY TAKES PLACE AT NIGHT
