Genre
Children's literature, tongue twisters
Setting and Context
During play time in a fictitious outdoor place
Narrator and Point of View
Narrator: third person, omniscient
Mr. Fox: first person
Tone and Mood
The tone is playful and fun. The mood, on the other hand, is challenging and adventurous.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist in the story was Mr. Knox and the antagonist was Mr. Fox.
Major Conflict
Mr. Knox decided to play with Mr. Fox. But what started as something fun and small, quickly grew and escalated into something dangerous and risky. In the beginning, the games they played were simple and easy but Mr. Fox became adventurous and started playing games that Mr. Knox could not handle.
Climax
The story climaxes when Mr. Fox climbs into the bottle and fights with the tweetle beetle and their paddles on top of a poodle that is barely able to balance everything. Mr. Fox was about to challenge Mr. Knox but Mr. Knox left before Mr. Fox could say anything.
Foreshadowing
Mr. Fox repeatedly says that he can't do the things Mr.Fox wants him to do. Mr. Knox says "Stop it! Stop it! That's enough, sir." and "I hate this game, sir." before the climax.
Understatement
Mr. Know underestimated the recklessness of his friend Mr. Fox and the games he likes to play.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The main imagery is Mr. Fox. Foxes are often associated with slyness and recklessness like in the saying: you sly fox.
Paradox
Even though Mr. Knox struggled playing with Mr. Fox he left saying "Thank you for a lot of fun, sir."
Parallelism
"Let's do tricks with bricks and blocks, sir. Let's do tricks with chicks and clocks, sir."
Metonymy and Synecdoche
The author uses "mouth" as a synecdoche which refers to Mr. Knox.
Personification
There are several examples of personification in this book such as the chicks wearing socks, the pigs playing in a band, the crow wearing clothes, the fleas sneezing, the beetles fighting with paddles, and most importantly, Mr. Fox who plays around like a child.
