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The emotional tone (for instance, joy, or horror) in a work, is most often established by the setting. The setting in a work usually provides the atmosphere. The atmosphere is "an air that the characters breathe, a world in which they move." The setting can be physical surroundings such as furniture, landscape, and climate. All of these props establish the atmosphere. | The emotional tone (for instance, joy, or horror) in a work, is most often established by the setting. The setting in a work usually provides the atmosphere. The atmosphere is "an air that the characters breathe, a world in which they move." The setting can be physical surroundings such as furniture, landscape, and climate. All of these props establish the atmosphere. | ||
(Literature for Composition, 114-115) | (Literature for Composition , 114-115) | ||
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The emotional tone (for instance, joy, or horror) in a work, is most often established by the setting. The setting in a work usually provides the atmosphere. The atmosphere is "an air that the characters breathe, a world in which they move." The setting can be physical surroundings such as furniture, landscape, and climate. All of these props establish the atmosphere. (Literature for Composition , 114-115)