One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Literary Elements

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Literary Elements

Genre

Children’s adventure

Setting and Context

Planet Earth

Narrator and Point of View

Unnamed narrator

Tone and Mood

Light-hearted, comedic

Protagonist and Antagonist

The unnamed narrator and his sister and their pet Mike are the protagonists. There are no antagonists.

Major Conflict

The major conflict comes in the form of Ned, a chronic complainer who whines about everything from all the animals running about to the size of his bed.

Climax

The book ends with the children finishing their adventure in naming the different fishes and feeling immensely satisfied with themselves.

Foreshadowing

The different fish that the children identify as well as their experiences with the different creatures, foreshadows the types of people they will meet when they grow up.

Understatement

Ned, the pet, is understated as being a true friend. Many may ignore his efforts as he is simply a pet but he goes above and beyond to help the unnamed narrator and his sister throughout the story.

Allusions

Allusions to Seuss' other works, in particular with reference to the imaginary creatures.

Imagery

Ned is portrayed as being a fussy and whiny person who is never happy to have fun.

Paradox

Ned and the children and Mike are at paradox because their personality is so different. Ned detests adventure and fun and games, whereas the children and Mike adore it.

Parallelism

There are many parallels to the real world, most specifically through the physical representation of the different fishes as a reference to the different people one may meet throughout their lifetime.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

N/A

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