ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Context is one of the most important elements of setting for plot. The social, cultural, historical, political and environmental details tied to time and place shape people’s lives in many ways.

Detailed explanation-2: -Broadly defined, setting is the location of the plot, including the region, geography, climate, neighborhood, buildings, and interiors. Setting, along with pacing, also suggests passage of time. Place is layered into every scene and flashback, built of elements such as weather, lighting, the season, and the hour.

Detailed explanation-3: -The setting of a story is a literary device that establishes when and where its plot takes place. Also known as backdrop, a story setting can be drawn from imagination or based on historic events, as well as geographical locations in the real world (such as a specific city, or the house of a character).

Detailed explanation-4: -Two basic and important elements of a story’s setting are time and place. Time is the period in which the story takes place. Before writers begin writing, they must determine the setting and build the setting of a story around it. What year is it?

Detailed explanation-5: -The setting of a story can be described as the time and place of the narrative. The setting can help to create a mood and atmosphere for the story, and it can also help to establish the tone of the narrative.