Genre
Poetry
Setting and Context
Written in the context of sexual references
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Informative and humorous
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central character in 'As I was going to St Ives' is The Man, while the protagonist in 'Hey diddle diddle’ is Mr. Rat.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is in 'As I was going to St Ives', in which The Man has seven wives, and each wife possesses a sack with seven cats, each having seven kits.
Climax
The climax comes in ‘Hey diddle diddle', in which people can work throughout the night relying on the moon's light.
Foreshadowing
The perception of having one wife in the story 'As I was going to St Ives' foreshadows The Man's decision to marry seven wives.
Understatement
Polygamy is understated in the text. Having one wife is enough for a man.
Allusions
The story 'As I was going to St Ives' alludes to traditional culture on marriage in which a man could marry many wives.
Imagery
The images of intimacy depict both touch and sight imagery, which are not appropriate for young children.
Paradox
The main paradox is that the cartoon illustrations in the children's book depict adult content.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The cats are personified as humans.
