What usually creates or communicates mood in a short story?

Question

Which one is right

• the central problem faced by characters in the story

• the sensory details used to describe the setting

O the author's attitude toward writing fiction

• the story's narrator or point of view

Answer 1

Both the central problem faced by characters in the story and the sensory details used to describe the setting can create and communicate mood in a short story. The author's attitude toward writing fiction and the story's narrator or point of view can also play a role, but they are not as direct in creating mood as the central problem and sensory details.