Unit 3: Setting, Mood, & Imagery

Setting

• The time and place in which an action occurs
• irony in which the audience/reader knows more than the character in the story
• irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another
• irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

What are the three roles of setting?

• Setting will Influence Characters, Create conflict, & Serve as a symbol
• The time and place in which an action occurs
• irony in which the audience/reader knows more than the character in the story
• irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another

Imagery

• vivid descriptions that recreate sensory experiences for readers
• Setting will Influence Characters, Create conflict, & Serve as a symbol
• The time and place in which an action occurs
• irony in which the audience/reader knows more than the character in the story

Sensory Language

• Specific words and phrases that appeal to your five senses
• vivid descriptions that recreate sensory experiences for readers
• Setting will Influence Characters, Create conflict, & Serve as a symbol
• The time and place in which an action occurs

Mood

• The atmosphere of the story
• Specific words and phrases that appeal to your five senses
• vivid descriptions that recreate sensory experiences for readers
• Setting will Influence Characters, Create conflict, & Serve as a symbol

How does setting influence Characters?

• Setting can determine living conditions and shapes character's personality
• The atmosphere of the story
• Specific words and phrases that appeal to your five senses
• vivid descriptions that recreate sensory experiences for readers

How does the setting create conflict?

• Setting can expose characters to conflicts such as dangerous weather and natural disasters
• Setting can determine living conditions and shapes character's personality
• The atmosphere of the story
• Specific words and phrases that appeal to your five senses

How does the setting serve as a symbol?

• The setting may represents an important idea
• Setting can expose characters to conflicts such as dangerous weather and natural disasters
• Setting can determine living conditions and shapes character's personality
• The atmosphere of the story

What are the five senses?

• Sight, taste, smell, touch, hear
• The setting may represents an important idea
• Setting can expose characters to conflicts such as dangerous weather and natural disasters
• Setting can determine living conditions and shapes character's personality

How is mood different from tone?

• Mood is the atmosphere, while tone is how the author feels about the topic
• Sight, taste, smell, touch, hear
• The setting may represents an important idea
• Setting can expose characters to conflicts such as dangerous weather and natural disasters