Genre
Short story, Satire
Setting and Context
England, Late 1800s
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person omniscient
Tone and Mood
Satirical
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: the bachelor; Antagonist: the aunt
Major Conflict
The three children's playing and questions annoy the aunt and the bachelor on the train.
Climax
The little girl in the bachelor's story, Bertha, is found and eaten by the wolf.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The story as well as the story within the story are described with vivid details and special attention to colors.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
The bachelor ruining the innocence of the children (at least in the eyes of their aunt) parallels the wolf eating Bertha in the bachelor's story.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
