By what other characters say about him. By what the author says about him, speaking as either the storyteller or an observer of action. Setting refers to the natural and artificial scenery or environment in which characters in literature live and move. As writers wish to stress character, plot, or action, they may emphasize or minimize setting. Imagery is a broad term referring to the verbal comparison of one or many objects, ideas, or emotional states with something else.
Authors use imagery to evoke responses out of the reader s own experience and imagination.