Theogony Literary Elements

Theogony Literary Elements

Genre

Genealogy Novel

Setting and Context

The book is set in 700BC in the context of the genealogy of the Greek gods.

Narrator and Point of View

First-person point of view

Tone and Mood

Inquisitive, sanguine and animated

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonists are Gaia, Eros, Tartarus, and Erebus.

Major Conflict

The major conflict occurs when chaos initiates the creation of the first human beings.

Climax

The climax is arrived at when Kronos successfully castrates Uranus and dethrones him.

Foreshadowing

Kronos's decision to eat each of his children as they were foreshadow his selfishness to remain in power to eternity.

Understatement

Gaia’s ability to dethrone Kronos is understated.

Allusions

The story alludes to the genesis of Greek mythology.

Imagery

The imagery of human life, darkness and nature are dominant throughout the book to depict the sense of sight to readers.

Paradox

Human life is the main paradox in the entire book because the author discusses more humans than the gods.

Parallelism

Zeus's revenge mission against Kronos parallels Gaia’s motivation and objectives.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

The gods are personified as having the ability to control the world.

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