La Vita Nuova Literary Elements

La Vita Nuova Literary Elements

Genre

Poetry and Prose Collection

Setting and Context

There is no setting as the book is an anthology.

Narrator and Point of View

Dante Alighieri in the third-person.

Tone and Mood

The tone is intense; the mood is romantic.

Protagonist and Antagonist

Dante is the protagonist; love is the antagonist.

Major Conflict

The major conflict of the book occurs when the love of Dante's life, Beatrice, dies.

Climax

The climax of the book is reached when Dante learns to express his feelings through poetry.

Foreshadowing

Dante's eternal love for Beatrice is foreshadowed by his desire to preserve her in poetry and prose.

Understatement

The futility of unrequited love is understated throughout the book.

Allusions

The book alludes to the real life of Dante Aligheiri.

Imagery

The imagery of undying love is present in the book.

Paradox

The fact that Beatrice dies before Dante can express his love for her is an example of paradox in the book.

Parallelism

There is a parallel between Dante's unfinished love song and the death of Beatrice.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

The lemon tree is a metonym for Dante's love towards Beatrice.

Personification

N/A

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