Genre
Fantasy
Setting and Context
The novel is set at the violent Basgiath War College.
Narrator and Point of View
The novel is primarily told from the first-person perspective of Violet.
Tone and Mood
Violent, tense, mysterious, and conniving.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Violet is the protagonist and Xander is the antagonist.
Major Conflict
Violet's struggle to fit into the college and become her person despite challenges from other students is the novel's major conflict.
Climax
When Violet and the rest of the students go to the strange place to be healed. There, they learn about themselves.
Foreshadowing
Liam's dragon ultimately dying is foreshadowed by his training sessions, where he narrowly escapes death or serious injury several times.
Understatement
Violet's sheer disappointment at being forced to be in a new faction is understated in the novel.
Allusions
There are allusions to Yarros' other works, popular culture, and religious concepts.
Imagery
There is frequently intense, visceral imagery surrounding the power of the dragons. It is used to underscore their profound power.
Paradox
Violet has a disability, yet is forced into a clan in which she has to be incredibly physical.
Parallelism
N/A.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
Violet's dragons are personified and given human-like characteristics.
