ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A setting (or backdrop) is the time and geographic location within a narrative, either non-fiction or fiction. It is a literary element. The setting initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story.

Detailed explanation-2: -The setting of a story is the context in a scene or story that describes the elements in which a story is taking place, including time, place, and environment. Each component in story setting helps to build the narrative’s mood, plot, and character development.

Detailed explanation-3: -When we read a story or watch a movie, we usually focus our attention on the characters and the plot. But we should also pay attention to a third important element of storytelling: the setting. A setting is the time and place in which a story is told.

Detailed explanation-4: -Check out these definitions: Plot: Plot is what happens in the story. It includes the major events of the story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Setting: Setting includes the time and place of the story’s events.

Detailed explanation-5: -Students are familiar with the four types of setting: physical, social, historical and psychological.