Setting

The video tutorial explains the concept of setting in literature, highlighting its importance in understanding a story. It discusses how setting can vary in significance, from minimal to major impact, and breaks it down into three main elements: time, place, and environment. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate how these elements can influence a narrative, and concludes with a review of how to identify and assess the role of setting in a story.

What role can setting play in a story?

• It is not important at all.

• It only affects the characters.

• It can either be minor or major.

• It always plays a major role.

Which of the following is NOT a main element of setting?

• Place

• Time

• Environment

• Character

How can the 'time' element of a setting be defined?

• By both the exact time and historical period

• Only by the historical period

• Only by the exact time on a clock

• By the weather conditions

What can specific details about the 'place' in a setting add to a story?

• Nothing significant

• A unique element

• A predictable outcome

• A confusing plot

In the example sentence, what does 'dark and stormy' describe?

• The time

• The environment

• The place

• The characters