The general atmosphere or feeling that a prose passage creates in the reader, such as gloom or joy, is its
Amotif.
Bmood.CORRECT
Cdiction.
Dsyntax.
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Mood is the emotional climate of a work, created through setting, imagery and diction. Diction is word choice, syntax is sentence structure, and a motif is a recurring element that supports a theme.
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