The Wanderer Literary Elements

The Wanderer Literary Elements

Genre

Children’s novel.

Setting and Context

At sea and land (England).

Narrator and Point of View

Sophie and Codie are the main narrators who utilize the first-person point of view in their narrations.

Tone and Mood

Suspenseful, merry, fun, frightful, triumphant.

Protagonist and Antagonist

Sophie is the protagonist. The vehement sea waves are the antagonists.

Major Conflict

Sailing fruitfully amid the volatile sea weather and waves.

Climax

The sailors' safe landing on land that occurs in chapter sixty-two.

Foreshadowing

The title "The Wanderer" foreshadows the main activity in Creech’s novel: sailing.

Understatement

N/A

Allusions

There is an allusion to poetry in chapter sixty-one where "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is recited. Cody alludes to religion in chapter sixty-nine when he mentions heaven.

Imagery

The phone calls made in chapter sixty-seven exemplify jubilance. The callers and receivers are thrilled because the sailing was a successful feat.

Bompie’s ill health evokes imageries of a vulnerable elderly man.

The long time spent on sailing impacts the sailors’ walking abilities. As a result, they wobble and strive to re-learn how to walk well upon arriving on land.

Paradox

In chapter sixty-three Sophie's sea-sickness, which she feels while on land, is paradoxical considering that they have been sailing all through.

Parallelism

Cody and Sophie’s narratives about the sailing experiences are parallel.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

'The Windsor Castle,' in chapter seventy, is synonymous with the monarchy (the queen precisely.)

Personification

The sea is personified because it is given the ability to speak and call Sophie.

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