Which of the following best describes mood?

how the author feels about the subject

the feeling created by a work of literature

the time and place in which the story occurs

The tone of a piece of literature is the speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject, rather than what the reader feels, as in mood. Mood is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader. Mood is produced most effectively through the use of setting, theme, voice and tone.

there for it would be the feeling created. by a work of literature

The feeling created by a work of literature