This Fight Is Our Fight Literary Elements

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Genre

Political Memoir

Setting and Context

the United States, from Warren's birth in 1949 to the present day

Narrator and Point of View

from the point of view of Elizabeth Warren

Tone and Mood

Revolutionary, Chaotic, Mysterious, Intense, Solemn, and Jovial

Protagonist and Antagonist

There is no clear protagonist/antagonist structure in the book.

Major Conflict

Warren's struggle to overcome the obstacles in her life and obtain high office

Climax

N/A

Foreshadowing

Warren's unexpected win in the Senatorial election is foreshadowed early in the book.

Understatement

Warren's hard circumstances are understated towards the start of the book.

Allusions

To Warren's family history, the history and geography of the United States, popular culture, and religion.

Imagery

Warren uses intense imagery to underscore some of her political points.

Paradox

Warren claimed she was a Native American, yet she wasn't.

Parallelism

N/A

Metonymy and Synecdoche

USA = The United States of America

Personification

Oklahoma and the USA are personified in Warren's book.

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