What is atmosphere in literature

The emotional response a text generates from a reader

Explanation:

1. The attitude of a text toward the subject and theme – this is the wrong answer. The tone would be the attitude of a text toward what is written in it.

2. The emotional response a text generates from a reader – This is the correct answer. The atmosphere of the text is the mood or the feeling the written piece wakes in us while we are reading it. The atmosphere can be generated through the plot, descriptions, characters, etc. For example, if we say the atmosphere of the piece is dark, that means the text is in some shape or form dealing with dark subjects and makes us feeling gloomy, grim, ominous, maybe even sad or uncomfortable.

3. The author’s opinion of the subject and the audience – this is also the wrong question. Again, the tone would be the correct way to name the author’s opinions.

4. The narrator’s perspective in relation to the characters – this is the wrong question. We find out about the narrator’s perspective through the plot and dialogue more, but this is not what the atmosphere means.

The emotional response a text generates from a reader.

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