Genre
Middle-Grade Novel
Setting and Context
Set in a school
Narrator and Point of View
Third-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Informative and buoyant
Protagonist and Antagonist
The central characters are the Kids in Room 117.
Major Conflict
There is a conflict between the unteachable students in room 117 and their teacher Zachary Kermit.
Climax
The climax comes when the unteachable students reward Mr. Kermit by throwing the vuvuzelas into the river. Mr. Kermit is happy because he hates vuvuzelas.
Foreshadowing
The invalidation of Mr. Kermit’s dismissal by Dr. Thaddeus is foreshadowed by the student's decision to take part in a science fair to score extra points.
Understatement
Dr. Thaddeus's anger towards Mr. Kermit is understated. The reader realizes that Dr. Thaddeus is determined to dismiss Mr. Kermit based on laziness.
Allusions
The story alludes to the relationship between Mr. Kermit and the unteachable students.
Imagery
The images of room 117 for unteachable students depict sight imagery.
Paradox
The main paradox is the title ‘Unteachable students’ because they successfully participate in the science fair and score good points towards the end of the novel.
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
A crossword puzzle is used as a metonymy for passing the time.
Personification
N/A
