Genre
Children's Literature
Setting and Context
A fictional time at a fictional place
Narrator and Point of View
The narrator of the story is the person making Marvin K. Mooney leave. The story is told in the second-person point of view.
Tone and Mood
The tone of the story is aggressive and apathetic. Meanwhile, the mood of the story is generally silly.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist of the story is Marvin K. Mooney while the antagonist is the narrator.
Major Conflict
Marvin K. Mooney was told by the narrator to leave. The problem was that Marvin refused to leave right away and the narrator had to convince him to leave.
Climax
The climax of the story took place when Marvin K. Mooney finally went away.
Foreshadowing
The author foretells the ending of the story in the first line, "The time has come."
Understatement
You may think that Marvin K. Mooney refused to leave the place; however, it was never stated by the author. The long list of ways to go, given by the narrator, was unnecessary.
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The author uses illustrations to show the several ways Marin K. Mooney can leave.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
"Marvin, Marvin, Marvin!"
"I said go and go I meant."
Metonymy and Synecdoche
"If you wish you may go by lion's tail." - In this sentence, leaving by lion's tail means leaving on a lion.
Personification
The author personifies the lion by giving it human characteristics.
