Genre
Children's Fiction
Setting and Context
An unnamed place
Narrator and Point of View
Told from the point of view of both Sam-I-Am and Guy-Am-I.
Tone and Mood
Jovial, Fun, Whimsical, Energetic, Hectic, and Mysterious
Protagonist and Antagonist
Sam-I-Am (Protagonist) vs. Guy-Am-I (Antagonist)
Major Conflict
Sam-I-Am's struggle to get Guy-Am-I to eat green eggs and ham.
Climax
When Guy-Am-I finally eats the green eggs and ham.
Foreshadowing
Guy-Am-I finally eating the green eggs and ham is foreshadowed quite early on in the book.
Understatement
The strangeness of Guy-Am-I is understated throughout the book.
Allusions
To Dr. Seuss' previous works, popular culture, and the culinary arts.
Imagery
Dr. Seuss uses intense imagery to underscore the whimsical nature of the book.
Paradox
Guy-Am-I is a decent person who is seemingly willingly to do anything, yet refuses to try the green eggs and ham.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The green eggs and ham, as a dish, is personified reasonably often throughout the book.
