What Is a Mood in a Story?
The mood of a story is a literary device that creates a certain “feel” for the work as a whole and is done through wording and descriptive narrative. Edgar Allen Poe was a master at setting a dark, disturbing mood for his works.
The setting of the story can greatly affect the mood. For example, if the story is set in the slums of post-war Poland, the reader should feel the poverty and desperation.
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