5) A story about a student's overseas travels has shifting points of view. Throughout, the reader keeps encountering the words "The lingering scent of mint." These words could be helping to create a .
mood
paradox
synecdoche
characterization
paradox

Characterization

Explanation:

When we talk about a story about a student's overseas travels has shifting points of view and the reader keeps encountering the words "The lingering scent of mint." These words could be helping to create a Characterization.

Characterization is the process of creating a character which is mostly fictional in a literary work.

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."