Summa Theologica Literary Elements

Summa Theologica Literary Elements

Genre

Christian theology

Setting and Context

There is no setting as it is a nonfiction book.

Narrator and Point of View

Thomas Aquinas narrates the book in the third-person.

Tone and Mood

The tone is powerful; the mood is authoritative.

Protagonist and Antagonist

Aquinas is the protagonist; God is the antagonist.

Major Conflict

The major conflict of the book occurs when Aquinas begins his argument about the primary theological principles that are taught in the Catholic church.

Climax

The climax of the book is reached when Aquinas explores the cycle of Western Christian theology and the links to God.

Foreshadowing

The connection Aquinas shows he has with God is foreshadowed by his strong religious beliefs.

Understatement

The role that religion has over ordinary lives is understated throughout the book.

Allusions

The book alludes to the arguments for the existence of God.

Imagery

The imagery of an all-powerful God is present in the novel.

Paradox

N/A

Parallelism

There is a parallel between Aquinas' own belief in God and the arguments that he puts forwards about God's existence.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

Due to the book being nonfiction, personification is not used as a literary technique.

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