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 * Physical Setting** __** - **The time, location, weather, and atmosphere in which a piece of literature takes place.
 * **__ Time of day __ - Darkness, light, danger vs. safety**
 * **__ Location __ - Inside, outside, confined, open. may hold symbolism ie. a house may represent society.**
 * **__ Weather __ - Storms may represent danger, heat and cold may represent a test of the character, fog may symbolize ignorance**
 * **__ Atmosphere __ - Culmination of time, location, and weather. can reflect a mental state, may influence the characters actions, help convey the central theme**


 * __Example of Physical Setting__ ** **Cask of Amontillado- This murder story is set at night during the chaotic time of carnival in a dark, musty catacomb. The light of the candle which the main character holds flickers. Edger Allen Poe, the author of this piece, puts the reader on the edge of their seat, awaiting the danger to come.**