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  2. Setting (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    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. The setting can be referred to as story world [1] or milieu to include a context (especially

  3. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    Writing genres (more commonly known as literary genres) are categories that distinguish literature (including works of prose, poetry, drama, hybrid forms, etc.) based on some set of stylistic criteria. Sharing literary conventions, they typically consist of similarities in theme/topic, style, tropes, and storytelling devices; common settings ...

  4. Historical fiction - Wikipedia

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    Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels.

  5. Mood (literature) - Wikipedia

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    In literature, mood is the atmosphere of the narrative. Mood is created by means of setting (locale and surroundings in which the narrative takes place), attitude (of the narrator and of the characters in the narrative), and descriptions. Though atmosphere and setting are connected, they may be considered separately to a degree.

  6. Setting - Wikipedia

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    Setting or Settings may refer to: A location (geography) where something is set; Set construction in theatrical scenery; Setting (narrative), the place and time in a work of narrative, especially fiction; Setting up to fail a manipulative technique to engineer failure; Stonesetting, in jewelry, when a diamond or gem is set into a frame or bed

  7. Worldbuilding - Wikipedia

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    Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe. [1] Developing the world with coherent qualities such as a history, geography, culture and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. [2]

  8. Composition (language) - Wikipedia

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    Setting, the time and location in which the composition takes place; Description, definitions of things in the composition; Style, specifically, the linguistic style of the composition; Setting tone or mood, conveying one or more emotions or feelings through words; Voice, the individual writing style of the author

  9. High fantasy - Wikipedia

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    High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy [1] defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. [2] High fantasy is usually set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the "real" or "primary" world. [2]