Which best describes how the author establishes mood in the excerpt?

a. through figurative language

b. through a character's actions

c. through strong adjectives

d. through a detailed setting

D

A writer best way to establish mood in a story is through a detailed setting.

A setting should depict the novel particular environmment: the sorrounding, and its looks, smell and pervading sounds.

For example to create the mood of despair, a writer should engage the audience with the descriptions that exemplifies such a mood.

For example, an old house, rugged clothing, scanty food, hungry faces of children.