Lives of the Poets Literary Elements

Lives of the Poets Literary Elements

Genre

A canonical commentary

Setting and Context

The book is set between 1779 and 1791.

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

Educative, hopeful, heartening

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonists of the book are the poets.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is when his sister, Price, betrays Waller. Price helped the Presbyterian chaplain in stealing Waller's paperwork.

Climax

The climax comes when all poets succeed because of their good education, indicating that education is power.

Foreshadowing

The early days of Dryden in school foreshadowed his massive success in poetry because he ended up becoming a professional in his field.

Understatement

Poetry is understated. Throughout the text, the narrator describes the lives of the poets and provides their backgrounds. In the broader perspective, poetry is an art and a skill that is natured and developed over time.

Allusions

The story alludes to the journey followed by poets before becoming professionals in their fields.

Imagery

The imagery of Milton's schedule is evident in the text. The schedule details Milton's daily activities, which helps readers see his commitment and determination to achieve his objectives.

Paradox

The major satire is that His sister betrays Waller.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

Poetry is an art that is incarnated as inspiring.

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