How does setting affect a literary work?

a. it determines the way a poem is paced.

b. it dictates the amount of dialogue used in the piece.

c. it directly affects the mood of the piece.

d. it plays upon the conflict in the piece.

The correct answer is C. it directly affects the mood of the piece.

Setting and mood are intricately connected - one can affect the other. Based on the setting, a text can have various kinds of moods. If the novel is situated in a dark, mysterious, Gothic castle, then the mood is probably going to be eerie and full of tension. The setting cannot affect the pace, the dialogue, or the conflict much, but it can have a powerful effect on the mood.

cassius, casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate brutus to join their cause to remove caesar. after doing so, they visit brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. there they plan caesar's death. brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, portia. on 15 march, caesar's wife, calpurnia, urges him not to go to the senate. she has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms.

yes yes it does !