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The following examples of mood are from different types of literature: plays, novels, and poems. In each, we identify how the author builds the mood of the work using a combination of setting, …

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What's the Function of Point of View in Literature? Point of view is the means by which an author relays either one or a multiplicity of perspectives about the events of their story.