Genre
Short story
Setting and Context
Set in Savannah, Georgia’s oldest city.
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Horrific and disheartening
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Calliope, and the antagonist is Juliette.
Major Conflict
There is a major conflict between Juliette and Ben despite being both vampires. Ben has a crush on Calliope, and he asks Juliette to help him, but she ignores his request.
Climax
The climax comes when Calliope shows up at the party that Juliette is waiting to drink her blood.
Foreshadowing
Calliope’s admission to the new school foreshadows her hunt for vampires.
Understatement
Juliette understates Calliope and thinks she is one of her easy targets to kill.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
Sense of sight is depicted when the author writes, “Parties are everything Juliette hates. They are loud music and crowded rooms, the food she can't eat and booze she can't drink, and all the trappings of the normal life she'll never have." The imagery is significant because it represents Juliette’s tastes and preferences.
Paradox
The main paradox is that vampires are romantic and have human feelings. Therefore, unlike the common assumption that vampires are satanic, they are capable of showing affection.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
A cosmetic is used as a metonymy for distraction.
Personification
Vampires are personified as humans having the ability to love and show affection.
