Spring Moon Literary Elements

Spring Moon Literary Elements

Genre

Novel

Setting and Context

The novel is set in China in the context of social classes.

Narrator and Point of View

Third-person narration

Tone and Mood

Ambitious, resilient, hopeful

Protagonist and Antagonist

The novel’s protagonist is Spring Moon, a wealthy spoilt girl.

Major Conflict

The major conflict is when the political disagreements result in a revolution that disturbs Spring Moon's family. As a result, Spring Moon is not married on time.

Climax

The climax comes when Spring Moon marries Glad Promise, and she starts her family.

Foreshadowing

The introduction of Christianity foreshadows the disruption of the established ancient values.

Understatement

No specific examples

Allusions

The story has allusions to political disagreements and the disruption of culture by modernity.

Imagery

The images of the cypress garden aid readers to visualize the setting of the novel.

Paradox

The paradox of the ancestors is the most paramount throughout the novel.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

Christianity is personified as having the ability to disrupt the Chinese heritage.

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