On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life Literary Elements

On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life Literary Elements

Genre

Essay

Setting and Context

This was written in the context of the Franco-Prussian War.

Narrator and Point of View

This is a third-person narrative.

Tone and Mood

The tone is tense, and the mood is optimistic.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The central character is Johann Wolfgang.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is the nationalization of chronological studies following the Franco-Prussian War, which makes literary art flawed.

Climax

The climax comes through the compensation of what had been lost after the truth about the Prussian war is revealed.

Foreshadowing

The elevation of humankind is foreshadowed from a historical standpoint.

Understatement

The power of flawed history is understated.

Allusions

The essay alludes to the hidden facts about the Prussian War.

Imagery

Hearing imagery is depicted in the labor market, where young men sing beautiful songs.

Paradox

The main paradox is that history is flawed. History about the Puritan War should be based on truth and facts that can be verified.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

The Prussian War is personified as futile.

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