3.3.2 - The Profound Role of Setting and Atmosphere
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What are sensory details in a narrative?
💡 Hint: Think of what makes you feel part of the story.
What is meant by symbolic setting?
💡 Hint: Consider how a place can represent something more than itself.
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What role does sensory detail play in setting?
💡 Hint: Think about how sensory details affect your feelings as a reader.
True or False: A setting can have agency in affecting the plot.
💡 Hint: Consider examples where the setting changes character dynamics.
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Discuss how a specific setting in a novel influences the protagonist's decisions and relationships. Provide textual examples to support your analysis.
💡 Hint: Focus on selections in the text where the setting directly impacts character interactions.
Analyze the use of atmosphere in a selected short story. How does the author utilize descriptive elements to shift mood throughout the narrative? Provide examples.
💡 Hint: Remember to cite specific scenes where mood contrasts highlight character growth or conflict.
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