Point and Setting

Point

Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.

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Setting and point are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Point".

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Point and setting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Point" instead the word "Setting" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

good	good point	good setting
high	high point	high setting
low	low point	low setting
particular	particular point	particular setting
Other adjectives: similar, common, specific, current, original, single, actual, entire, real, main, interesting, new, early, major, possible, highest, primary, lowest, central, different.

Dream Land: Only Forward uses Jeamland [sic] as a major plot point/setting.

Source: Creator / Michael Marshall Smith
Setting as a Character: Part of Auri's unique point of view is treating everything in the Underthing is a character, from the rooms to an old belt buckle.

Source: Literature / The Slow Regard of Silent Things
A common example of this trope is when a story has a point of view character who's "the new kid in town" and learns about the setting along with the audience.

Source: The Artifact

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