Genre
Novel
Setting and Context
Written in the context of the Trojan War
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Intriguing, fascinating, sanguine
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character is Briseis.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between Greek Warriors and Trojans.
Climax
The climax comes when Pyrrhus kills the king of the Trojans.
Foreshadowing
Pyrrhus’ confidence is foreshadowed by his childhood training on how to fight.
Understatement
The warriors who fought alongside Achilles underestimated the ability of Pyrrhus to participate in the battle.
Allusions
The story alludes to the power of determination, hard work and self-confidence.
Imagery
The description of how the battle unfolded and the killing of the King of Trojans by Pyrrhus depicts sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the king of Trojans, Priam, is killed by an inexperienced fighter.
Parallelism
There is parallelism between Achilles’ love for Briseis and his aides’ attraction towards her.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
War is incarnated as futile.
