Question

Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

"Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.”

Which literary element is the focus of this excerpt?

characterization
plot
point of view
setting

Answer 1

setting

The excerpt gives information about Netherfield (who will occupy it, when, and how it was arrived at), emphasizing place and time rather than character development, viewpoint, or ongoing action.