How to create atmosphere and settingExplicit and implicit meaning

Explicit meaning

Something that is explicit is stated directly and is clear in meaning. Explicit meaning is the easiest to pick out from a text.

Sometimes a writer wants it to be obvious that the atmosphere of a text is good, bad, dangerous, happy, sad, and so on.

Implicit meaning

Something that is implicit is inferred - it is suggested by the way it is said. Implicit meaning can be harder to figure out than explicit meaning.

Writers like to be clever and draw you into a text. It is up to you to make your mind up about a setting, in the same way that it is up to you to make your mind up about a new place you visit.

Writers often use language in effective ways so that the description of their settings also helps to create a suitable sense of atmosphere and mood.