Apollo Literary Elements

Apollo Literary Elements

Genre

Fiction

Setting and Context

Set in Enugu city in Nigeria

Narrator and Point of View

First-person narrative from Okenwa's point of view

Tone and Mood

The tone is sincere, and the mood is reflective.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonist is Okenwa, and the antagonist is Raphael.

Major Conflict

There is a major conflict between Okenwa and Raphael. When Okenwa discovers that Raphael is giving more attention to Josephine than he does to him, he plots for Raphael to be expelled from their home.

Climax

The climax comes when Okenwa's parents grow old and need his bonding more than ever. Therefore, Okenwa must visit his old parents twice a month.

Foreshadowing

The expulsion of Raphael from Okenwa’s home foreshadows his revenge when he organizes a gang to rob Okenwa’s parents.

Understatement

Okenwa understates his parents' caution that he must not interact with Raphael after contracting Apollo's infection.

Allusions

n/a

Imagery

The description of Okenwa's kung fu practice depicts the sense of sight. Okenwa imitates Bruce Lee in his practices and looks forward to being an expert. The image created in this description paints a picture of confidence.

Paradox

The main paradox is that Okenwa falsely accuses Rachael of knocking him down so that he can be disciplined. Okenwa knows very well that Raphael is not guilty, but he accuses him.

Parallelism

There is a parallelism between Okenwa’s parents competing to read books and Okenwa’s decision to practice king fu.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

n/a

Personification

Apollo infection is personified as having the human ability of unifying Raphael and Okenwa.

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