The Consolidator Literary Elements

The Consolidator Literary Elements

Genre

Science fiction novel

Setting and Context

The novel is set in 1705 and written in the context of political satire.

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narrative

Tone and Mood

The tone and mood are impartial.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonists of the story are the mysterious creatures and the politicians.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is that both sides of the creatures' wings must work together to pass bills and travel safely to the moon. Any disagreement spells doom because the journey will be chaotic.

Climax

The climax is when the members of parliament are pushed to their limit by civil activists to pardon protestant detainees.

Foreshadowing

The safe landing of the mysterious powered creatures to the moon is foreshadowed by cooperation and working together.

Understatement

The power of civil society is understated. Besides pushing the members of parliament to forgive protesters, the civil society proves that it can take power if it so wishes.

Allusions

The story is an allusion to how the British Parliament works.

Imagery

The imagery of the mysterious creatures depicts sight imagery to help readers see how bills are passed in parliament. For instance, any disagreement on either side of the creature’s wings implies that bills will be rejected.

Paradox

The main paradox is that the author depicts the British parliament as a perfect example of a working institution. Paradoxically, the reality is different because most members of parliament have personal interests they pursue.

Parallelism

The journey to the moon by the mysterious powered creatures parallels the everyday parliament business in Britain.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

The mysterious creatures are incarnated.

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